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Clarify instructions for commit sign-off.
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motlin committed Jan 29, 2016
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- [Create an account](https://dev.eclipse.org/site_login/createaccount.php) on dev.eclipse.org
- Open your [Account Settings tab](https://dev.eclipse.org/site_login/myaccount.php#open_tab_accountsettings), enter your GitHub ID and click Update Account
- Read and [sign the CLA](https://projects.eclipse.org/user/sign/cla)
- Your git commits must use the same email address as your Eclipse account
- Your git commits must be signed-off by the same user as your Eclipse account
- [Sign your commits](https://wiki.eclipse.org/Development_Resources/Contributing_via_Git#Signing_off_on_a_commit)
- Your git commits must be [signed off](https://wiki.eclipse.org/Development_Resources/Contributing_via_Git#Signing_off_on_a_commit)
- Use the exact same email address for your Eclipse account, your commit author, and your commit sign-off.

Issues
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- [Use the imperative mood][imperative-mood] as in "Fix bug" or "Add feature" rather than "Fixed bug" or "Added feature"
- [Mention the GitHub issue][github-issue] when relevant
- Sign-off your commits
```bash
$ git commit -s
```
- It's a good idea to follow the [advice in Pro Git](https://git-scm.com/book/ch5-2.html)
- Sign-off your commits using `git commit --signoff` or `git commit -s` for short

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