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| author | Steven Grimm <koreth@midwinter.com> | 2007-07-22 21:17:42 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2007-07-24 20:46:54 -0700 |
| commit | d1cc130a5eb50d5bfe1e8b76cab3d8970fd70ad1 (patch) | |
| tree | 29ad1e81adfcfddbb446d5cf924b7178012e27c6 /Documentation/git-commit.txt | |
| parent | af66366a9feb0194ed04b1f538998021ece268a8 (diff) | |
| download | git-d1cc130a5eb50d5bfe1e8b76cab3d8970fd70ad1.tar.gz | |
Teach git-commit about commit message templates.
These are useful in organizations that enforce particular formats
for commit messages, e.g., to specify bug IDs or test plans.
Use of the template is not enforced; it is simply used as the
initial content when the editor is invoked.
Signed-off-by: Steven Grimm <koreth@midwinter.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-commit.txt')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index 8e0e7e2d04..3f36c6782f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ OPTIONS -m <msg>|--message=<msg>:: Use the given <msg> as the commit message. +-t <file>|--template=<file>:: + Use the contents of the given file as the initial version + of the commit message. The editor is invoked and you can + make subsequent changes. If a message is specified using + the `-m` or `-F` options, this option has no effect. The + template file may also be specified using the `commit.template` + configuration variable. + -s|--signoff:: Add Signed-off-by line at the end of the commit message. |