How to add the Signed-off-by field in the git patch

Question

I'm generating a git patch. And then I want to send it to the project maintainer.

I want to mark my Name and my email address as signed-off-by in the git patch

How to do it? in order that the project maintainer get the signed-off-by field with my name and email address.

Don't forget to understand what exactly you are signing for: a DCO (Developer Certificate of Origin): http://stackoverflow.com/a/35238070/6309 — VonC, Feb 06 '16 at 06:29

score 84 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 09 '16 at 22:22

When you commit, just use:

git commit -s

or

git commit --signoff

Or you can just write at the end of the commit message, on a line by itself separated by a blank line from the body of the commit:

Signed-off-by: Your Name <your.email@example.com>

If you already have the commit, use git commit -s --amend to add the above signoff line.

Or, if you are going to be sending this as a patch or patch series, you can use git format-patch -s or --signoff to add the signoff to the patch itself, without modifying the commit.

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 22 '19 at 13:30

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use git commit -s --amend for amending with the last commit or use git commit -s to current ongoing commit. It will add Signed-off-by: YourGitConfigName <YourGitConfigEmail> ad the end of the commit message.

answered Sep 22 '19 at 13:30

Shanu Dey

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How to add the Signed-off-by field in the git patch

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