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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"doc: commit `Signed-off-by` instructions missing details","articleBody":"## Situation\n\nIf linting finds a problem with a missing `Signed-off-by` trailer, then the logs contain the following error:\n\n```console\nError: not ok 6 signed-off-by: Commit must have a \"Signed-off-by\" trailer ()\n...\n...\n...\n# Please review the commit message guidelines:\n# https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/HEAD/doc/contributing/pull-requests.md#commit-message-guidelines\n```\n\nhttps://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/HEAD/doc/contributing/pull-requests.md#commit-message-guidelines says:\n\n---\n\n6. Your commit must contain the `Signed-off-by` line with your name and email\n   address as an acknowledgement that you agree to the [Developer Certificate of Origin](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#developers-certificate-of-origin-11).\n   Bot generated commits are exempt from this requirement. If a commit has\n   multiple authors, the `Signed-off-by` line should be added for each author;\n   and at least one should match the author information in the commit metadata.\n   This rule does not apply to dependency updates (e.g. cherry-picks), release\n   commits, or backport commits.\n\n---\n\nIt does not however give the details that were in issue https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/62577 and that said:\n\n---\n**How?**\n\nWhen you create a commit, use the `-s` flag, e.g. `git commit -s`. This will automatically add the `Signed-off-by` trailer in your commit message using your configured named (sic) and email address.\n\n---\n\n## Suggestion\n\nAdd detail to https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/doc/contributing/pull-requests.md#commit-message-guidelines to instruct how to add a `Signed-off-by` trailer automatically to a commit.\n\nLink to the `git` documentation:\n\nhttps://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit#Documentation/git-commit.txt--s\n\nwith the `git commit` options:\n\n-s\n--signoff\n\n---\n\nPossibly mention also the \"Signed-off-by\" trailer option in the commit options menu in [GitHub Desktop](https://docs.github.com/en/desktop), added to 3.5.7, Mar 31, 2026, through https://github.com/desktop/desktop/pull/21741 (Thanks to @JakobJingleheimer for spotting this function, which only seems to be documented in the [GitHub Desktop release notes](https://desktop.github.com/release-notes/)!)\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/MikeMcC399","@type":"Person","name":"MikeMcC399"},"datePublished":"2026-07-28T06:32:58Z","url":"https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/64799"}