From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 17:34:35 +0000 (+0100) Subject: doc: am: say that --message-id adds a trailer X-Git-Tag: v2.54.0-rc0~140^2~2 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3c18135bfd04d8ab1007137bcf565badc4ae2953;p=thirdparty%2Fgit.git doc: am: say that --message-id adds a trailer The option `--message-id` was added in a078f732 (git-am: add --message-id/--no-message-id, 2014-11-25) back when git-interpret- trailers(1) was relatively new. Let’s spell out that it is a trailer and link to the dedicated trailer command. Also use inline-verbatim for `Message-ID`. Also link to git-interpret-trailers(1) on `--signoff`. Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/git-am.adoc b/Documentation/git-am.adoc index 0f9980603d..ba05c703fc 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-am.adoc +++ b/Documentation/git-am.adoc @@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ OPTIONS -s:: --signoff:: - Add a `Signed-off-by` trailer to the commit message, using - the committer identity of yourself. - See the signoff option in linkgit:git-commit[1] for more information. + Add a `Signed-off-by` trailer to the commit message (see + linkgit:git-interpret-trailers[1]), using the committer identity + of yourself. See the signoff option in linkgit:git-commit[1] + for more information. -k:: --keep:: @@ -83,10 +84,11 @@ OPTIONS -m:: --message-id:: - Pass the `-m` flag to linkgit:git-mailinfo[1], - so that the Message-ID header is added to the commit message. - The `am.messageid` configuration variable can be used to specify - the default behaviour. + Pass the `-m` flag to linkgit:git-mailinfo[1], so that the + `Message-ID` header is added as a trailer (see + linkgit:git-interpret-trailers[1]). The `am.messageid` + configuration variable can be used to specify the default + behaviour. --no-message-id:: Do not add the Message-ID header to the commit message.