doc: drop author/documentation sections from most pages

The point of these sections is generally to: 1. Give credit where it is due. 2. Give the reader an idea of where to ask questions or file bug reports. But they don't do a good job of either case. For (1), they are out of date and incomplete. A much more accurate answer can be gotten through shortlog or blame. For (2), the correct contact point is generally git@vger, and even if you wanted to cc the contact point, the out-of-date and incomplete fields mean you're likely sending to somebody useless. So let's drop the fields entirely from all manpages except git(1) itself. We already point people to the mailing list for bug reports there, and we can update the Authors section to give credit to the major contributors and point to shortlog and blame for more information. Each page has a "This is part of git" footer, so people can follow that to the main git manpage.
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -378,14 +378,6 @@ linkgit:git-mv[1]
 linkgit:git-commit[1]
 linkgit:git-update-index[1]
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-am.txt b/Documentation/git-am.txt
@@ -189,15 +189,6 @@ SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-apply[1].
 
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Petr Baudis, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-annotate.txt b/Documentation/git-annotate.txt
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-blame[1]
 
-AUTHOR
-------
-Written by Ryan Anderson <ryan@michonline.com>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -246,20 +246,10 @@ If `--index` is not specified, then the submodule commits in the patch
 are ignored and only the absence or presence of the corresponding
 subdirectory is checked and (if possible) updated.
 
-
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-am[1].
 
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-archimport.txt b/Documentation/git-archimport.txt
@@ -107,14 +107,6 @@ OPTIONS
 	Archive/branch identifier in a format that `tla log` understands.
 
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Martin Langhoff <martin@laptop.org>.
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano, Martin Langhoff and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-archive.txt b/Documentation/git-archive.txt
@@ -153,14 +153,6 @@ SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:gitattributes[5]
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Franck Bui-Huu and Rene Scharfe.
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt
@@ -322,14 +322,6 @@ $ git bisect run sh -c "make || exit 125; ~/check_test_case.sh"
 +
 Does the same as the previous example, but on a single line.
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
-
-Documentation
--------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 link:git-bisect-lk2009.html[Fighting regressions with git bisect],

diff --git a/Documentation/git-blame.txt b/Documentation/git-blame.txt
@@ -198,10 +198,6 @@ SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-annotate[1]
 
-AUTHOR
-------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -232,14 +232,6 @@ linkgit:git-remote[1],
 link:user-manual.html#what-is-a-branch[``Understanding history: What is
 a branch?''] in the Git User's Manual.
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-bundle.txt b/Documentation/git-bundle.txt
@@ -201,10 +201,6 @@ You can also see what references it offers:
 $ git ls-remote mybundle
 ----------------
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Mark Levedahl <mdl123@verizon.net>
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
@@ -100,14 +100,6 @@ for each object specified on stdin that does not exist in the repository:
 <object> SP missing LF
 ------------
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt b/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt
@@ -86,15 +86,6 @@ SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:gitattributes[5].
 
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by James Bowes.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt
@@ -172,18 +172,6 @@ $ git checkout-index --prefix=.merged- Makefile
 This will check out the currently cached copy of `Makefile`
 into the file `.merged-Makefile`.
 
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
-
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by David Greaves,
-Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -422,15 +422,6 @@ $ edit frotz
 $ git add frotz
 ------------
 
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
@@ -171,14 +171,6 @@ the working tree.
 spending extra time to avoid mistakes based on incorrectly matching
 context lines.
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-revert[1]

diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry.txt
@@ -63,14 +63,6 @@ SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-patch-id[1]
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-citool.txt b/Documentation/git-citool.txt
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ to the less interactive 'git commit' program.
 'git citool' is actually a standard alias for `git gui citool`.
 See linkgit:git-gui[1] for more details.
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>.
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@ OPTIONS
 	Remove only files ignored by git.  This may be useful to rebuild
 	everything from scratch, but keep manually created files.
 
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>
-
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -236,17 +236,6 @@ $ git clone --bare -l -s /pub/scm/.../torvalds/linux-2.6.git \
     /pub/scm/.../me/subsys-2.6.git
 ------------
 
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
-
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt
@@ -93,15 +93,6 @@ SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-write-tree[1]
 
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -397,12 +397,6 @@ linkgit:git-mv[1],
 linkgit:git-merge[1],
 linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and
-Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
@@ -336,15 +336,6 @@ echo "${WS}your whitespace color or blue reverse${RESET}"
 
 include::config.txt[]
 
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Johannes Schindelin, Petr Baudis and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-count-objects.txt
@@ -25,15 +25,6 @@ OPTIONS
 	and number of objects that can be removed by running
 	`git prune-packed`.
 
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsexportcommit.txt
@@ -112,14 +112,6 @@ $ cd ~/project_cvs_checkout
 $ git cherry cvshead myhead | sed -n 's/^+ //p' | xargs -l1 git cvsexportcommit -c -p -v
 ------------
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Martin Langhoff <martin@laptop.org> and others.
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Martin Langhoff <martin@laptop.org> and others.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt
@@ -217,15 +217,6 @@ more stable in practice:
 * cvs2git (part of cvs2svn), `http://cvs2svn.tigris.org`
 * parsecvs, `http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~keithp/parsecvs`
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>, with help from
-various participants of the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>.
-
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite