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Created March 7, 2026 00:42
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Automatically adds a Signed-off-by line to the message.
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#!/bin/sh
set -o pipefail
set -o errtrace
set -o nounset
set -o errexit
# Automatically add a Signed-off-by line to the message.
SOB="Signed-off-by: $(git config user.name) <$(git config user.email)>"
grep -qs "^$SOB" "$1" || echo "\n\n$SOB" >> "$1"
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ghostwriter commented Mar 7, 2026

https://git-scm.com/docs/githooks#_commit_msg

Copy the above code and run the following commands at the root of the git repo.

  1. pbpaste > .git/hooks/commit-msg

  2. chmod +x .git/hooks/commit-msg

  3. profit!

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