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authorRobert Pluim2022-07-22 10:18:41 +0200
committerRobert Pluim2022-07-22 10:36:30 +0200
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Explain how to override Author with VC
* CONTRIBUTE: Describe how to use Author header line and 'log-edit-setup-add-author'.
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348If committing changes written by someone else, commit in their name, 348If committing changes written by someone else, commit in their name,
349not yours. You can use 'git commit --author="AUTHOR"' to specify a 349not yours. You can use 'git commit --author="AUTHOR"' to specify a
350change's author. Note that the validity checks described in the 350change's author. When using Emacs VC to commit, the author can be
351specified in the log-edit buffer by adding an "Author: AUTHOR" header
352line (set 'log-edit-setup-add-author' non-nil to have this header line
353added automatically). Note that the validity checks described in the
351previous section are still applied, so you will have to correct any 354previous section are still applied, so you will have to correct any
352problems they uncover in the changes submitted by others. 355problems they uncover in the changes submitted by others.
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