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--- a/Documentation/git-merge.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge.txt
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ OPTIONS
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include::merge-options.txt[]
--S[<keyid>]::
---gpg-sign[=<keyid>]::
- GPG-sign the resulting merge commit. The `keyid` argument is
- optional and defaults to the committer identity; if specified,
- it must be stuck to the option without a space.
+--signoff::
+ Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit
+ 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).
-m <msg>::
Set the commit message to be used for the merge commit (in
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ exception is when the changed index entries are in the state that
would result from the merge already.)
If all named commits are already ancestors of `HEAD`, 'git merge'
-will exit early with the message "Already up-to-date."
+will exit early with the message "Already up to date."
FAST-FORWARD MERGE
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