From: "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
To: "Bradley M. Kuhn" <bkuhn@sfconservancy.org>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Documentation: Clarify and expand description of --signoff
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 11:13:15 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201018151315.GJ181507@mit.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20201015215933.96425-2-bkuhn@sfconservancy.org>
On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 02:59:33PM -0700, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote:
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
> index a3baea32ae..93bbae4ded 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
> @@ -166,11 +166,14 @@ The `-m` option is mutually exclusive with `-c`, `-C`, and `-F`.
> -s::
> --signoff::
> Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit
While we're editing this, how about changing the above to read:
Add a Signed-off-by line...
to fix a grammer nit. We do use a similar formulation later the git
merge-options man page:
> With --no-signoff do not add a Signed-off-by line.
> diff --git a/Documentation/merge-options.txt b/Documentation/merge-options.txt
> index 80d4831662..c9df9cc0f4 100644
> --- a/Documentation/merge-options.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/merge-options.txt
> @@ -80,11 +80,14 @@ actual commits being merged.
> --signoff::
> --no-signoff::
> Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit
... and again here.
Thanks!
- Ted
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-10-18 15:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-15 21:59 [PATCH 0/1] Clarify and expand description of --signoff Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-15 21:59 ` [PATCH 1/1] Documentation: " Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-16 0:46 ` Jeff King
2020-10-18 15:13 ` Theodore Y. Ts'o [this message]
2020-10-16 1:49 ` [PATCH 0/1] " Philippe Blain
2020-10-16 1:54 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-10-16 1:59 ` Jeff King
2020-10-16 2:30 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-10-16 19:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-10-16 20:11 ` Jeff King
2020-10-17 3:00 ` Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-18 19:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-10-19 15:53 ` Theodore Y. Ts'o
2020-10-19 18:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-10-19 21:25 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] clarify and expand description of --signoff & related fixes Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-19 21:25 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] Documentation: clarify and expand description of --signoff Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-19 21:25 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] Documentation: stylistically normalize references to Signed-off-by: Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-19 22:02 ` Taylor Blau
2020-10-19 22:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-10-20 2:31 ` Taylor Blau
2020-10-20 1:03 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] clarify meaning of --signoff & related doc improvements in describing Signed-off-by Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-20 1:03 ` [PATCH v3 1/4] doc: preparatory clean-up of description on the sign-off option Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-20 1:03 ` [PATCH v3 2/4] Documentation: clarify and expand description of --signoff Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-20 21:44 ` Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-20 21:48 ` Taylor Blau
2020-10-20 1:03 ` [PATCH v3 3/4] SubmittingPatches: clarify DCO is our --signoff rule Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-20 1:03 ` [PATCH v3 4/4] Documentation: stylistically normalize references to Signed-off-by: Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-20 18:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-10-20 21:33 ` Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-20 2:34 ` [PATCH v3 0/4] clarify meaning of --signoff & related doc improvements in describing Signed-off-by Taylor Blau
2020-10-20 21:28 ` Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-20 21:48 ` Taylor Blau
2020-10-20 22:06 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-10-20 23:02 ` Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-19 21:25 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] SubmittingPatches: clarify DCO is our --signoff rule Bradley M. Kuhn
2020-10-18 19:49 [PATCH v2 0/3] Claryfing the meaning of the sign-off Junio C Hamano
2020-10-18 19:49 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] doc: preparatory clean-up of description on the sign-off option Junio C Hamano
2020-10-18 19:49 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] Documentation: clarify and expand description of --signoff Junio C Hamano
2020-10-18 19:49 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] SubmittingPatches: clarify DCO is our --signoff rule Junio C Hamano
2020-10-18 23:31 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] Claryfing the meaning of the sign-off Taylor Blau
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