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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index f83a050b35..3bf2147787 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ send them as replies to either an additional "cover letter" message (see below), the first patch, or the respective preceding patch. If your log message (including your name on the -Signed-off-by line) is not writable in ASCII, make sure that +`Signed-off-by` trailer) is not writable in ASCII, make sure that you send off a message in the correct encoding. WARNING: Be wary of your MUAs word-wrap @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ previously sent. The `git format-patch` command follows the best current practice to format the body of an e-mail message. At the beginning of the patch should come your commit message, ending with the -Signed-off-by: lines, and a line that consists of three dashes, +`Signed-off-by` trailers, and a line that consists of three dashes, followed by the diffstat information and the patch itself. If you are forwarding a patch from somebody else, optionally, at the beginning of the e-mail message just before the commit @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ Do not forget to add trailers such as `Acked-by:`, `Reviewed-by:` and patch. [[sign-off]] -=== Certify your work by adding your "Signed-off-by: " line +=== Certify your work by adding your `Signed-off-by` trailer To improve tracking of who did what, we ask you to certify that you wrote the patch or have the right to pass it on under the same license @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ this: This line can be added by Git if you run the git-commit command with the -s option. -Notice that you can place your own Signed-off-by: line when +Notice that you can place your own `Signed-off-by` trailer when forwarding somebody else's patch with the above rules for D-C-O. Indeed you are encouraged to do so. Do not forget to place an in-body "From: " line at the beginning to properly attribute @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ your patch differs from project to project, so it may be different from that of the project you are accustomed to. [[real-name]] -Also notice that a real name is used in the Signed-off-by: line. Please +Also notice that a real name is used in the `Signed-off-by` trailer. Please don't hide your real name. [[commit-trailers]] |