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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index d8a8caa791..db17bc7fe2 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -412,13 +412,13 @@ Also notice that a real name is used in the `Signed-off-by` trailer. Please don't hide your real name. [[commit-trailers]] -If you like, you can put extra tags at the end: +If you like, you can put extra trailers at the end: . `Reported-by:` is used to credit someone who found the bug that the patch attempts to fix. . `Acked-by:` says that the person who is more familiar with the area the patch attempts to modify liked the patch. -. `Reviewed-by:`, unlike the other tags, can only be offered by the +. `Reviewed-by:`, unlike the other trailers, can only be offered by the reviewers themselves when they are completely satisfied with the patch after a detailed analysis. . `Tested-by:` is used to indicate that the person applied the patch @@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ While you can also create your own trailer if the situation warrants it, we encourage you to instead use one of the common trailers in this project highlighted above. -Only capitalize the very first letter of tags, i.e. favor +Only capitalize the very first letter of the trailer, i.e. favor "Signed-off-by" over "Signed-Off-By" and "Acked-by:" over "Acked-By". [[git-tools]] |