Re: git-commit does not signoff using name supplied by --author

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bain <bain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> If i use git-commit --author "A U Thor <author.example.net>" -s it
>> still uses my global author.name and author.email to add signoff
>> message.
>>
>> Is this expected behavior?
>
> Never mind...
>
> Looking at the code i found out commiter name/email is used to
> signoff, which is correct and can be different than author.

Actually we _do mind_.  The users should not have to look at the code to
find this out.

Send in a patch to clarify this in the documentation if it is not already
done, please.

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