On Tue, 2016-08-30 at 10:34 -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > On Tue, 2016-08-30 at 09:54 -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > > > > > Support for more generic footers was supposed to come when the > > > "interpret-trailers" topic started, but the author of the topic > > > seems to have lost interest before the mechanism has become ready to > > > be integrated in the workflow commands like "am", "commit", "rebase" > > > etc., which is unfortunate. > > I think adding at least an option to git send-email > > allowing auto-cc's for all > > "<foo>-by: [name] <address>" > > lines in the commit log would be useful. > > > > Today, only "Signed-off-by" and "CC" lines are > > added to cc's. > > > > I've always called these lines "-by:" lines > > "signatures", but perhaps there's a better name. > I think we casually call them footers (as they are counter-part to > "headers"), or trailers. I think they are neither footers, which would relate more to the email headers, nor trailers. Maybe something like traces or chains. btw: I submitted this awhile ago http://www.spinics.net/lists/git/msg162269.html