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diff --git a/site/git/index.php b/site/git/index.php
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--- a/site/git/index.php
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@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@
<?php echo gettext("or:"); ?><br/>
$ <b>git commit -a --amend</b>
</p>
+
+ <p>
+ If you wish to use a different author name for the commit command, add <i>--author=&quot;Author's Name &lt;author's email address&gt;&quot;</i>. This
+ could be an alias, or it could be because you are submitting a patch on someone else's behalf.
+ </p>
+
<p>
<?php echo gettext("In your local git tree, you can use this to check your commits:"); ?><br/>
$ <b>git log</b>