Documentation/signoff-option.txt

   1 ifdef::git-commit[]
   2 -s::
   3 endif::git-commit[]
   4 --signoff::
   5 --no-signoff::
   6         Add a `Signed-off-by` trailer by the committer at the end of the commit
   7         log message.  The meaning of a signoff depends on the project
   8         to which you're committing.  For example, it may certify that
   9         the committer has the rights to submit the work under the
  10         project's license or agrees to some contributor representation,
  11         such as a Developer Certificate of Origin.
  12         (See http://developercertificate.org for the one used by the
  13         Linux kernel and Git projects.)  Consult the documentation or
  14         leadership of the project to which you're contributing to
  15         understand how the signoffs are used in that project.
  16 +
  17 The --no-signoff option can be used to countermand an earlier --signoff
  18 option on the command line.