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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index 904dafa0f7..d474226eb7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] [--allow-empty] [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>] [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--[no-]status] - [-i | -o] [-S[<key-id>]] [--] [<file>...] + [-i | -o] [-S[<keyid>]] [--] [<file>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -154,7 +154,11 @@ OPTIONS -s:: --signoff:: Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit - log message. + log message. The meaning of a signoff depends on the project, + but it typically certifies that committer has + the rights to submit this work under the same license and + agrees to a Developer Certificate of Origin + (see http://developercertificate.org/ for more information). -n:: --no-verify:: @@ -286,7 +290,8 @@ configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. what changes the commit has. Note that this diff output doesn't have its lines prefixed with '#'. This diff will not be a part - of the commit message. + of the commit message. See the `commit.verbose` configuration + variable in linkgit:git-config[1]. + If specified twice, show in addition the unified diff between what would be committed and the worktree files, i.e. the unstaged @@ -314,7 +319,9 @@ changes to tracked files. -S[<keyid>]:: --gpg-sign[=<keyid>]:: - GPG-sign commit. + GPG-sign commits. The `keyid` argument is optional and + defaults to the committer identity; if specified, it must be + stuck to the option without a space. --no-gpg-sign:: Countermand `commit.gpgSign` configuration variable that is |