In the manpage for git commit, the option --signoff is mentioned but
there is no explanation of what it actually means. Add a brief hint that
S-o-b doesn't have a pre-defined meaning.
Signed-off-by: Jan Krüger <redacted>
---
Semi-resend. Nobody commented on this when I first sent it in early
December, so here it is again, with a slightly more verbose
explanation. The repetition is intentional.
Documentation/git-commit.txt | 3 ++-
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index d227cec..cae510b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ OPTIONS
-s::
--signoff::
Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit
- log message.
+ log message. This line has no inherent meaning; it is up to the
+ potential recipient of the commit to decide what it stands for.
+ It is typically understood as an assurance by the committer that
+ the commit conforms to the receiving project's commit guidelines.
-n::
--no-verify::
--
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