src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/BaseConfiguration.java

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      /**
       * Suppress all messages
       */
      public boolean quiet = false;
  
+     /**
+      * Specifies whether those methods that overrides a super-type's method
+      * with no changes to the API contract, should be summarized in the
+      * foot note section.
+      */
+     public boolean summarizeOverriddenMethods = false;
+ 
      // A list containing urls
      private final List<String> linkList = new ArrayList<>();
  
       // A list of pairs containing urls and package list
      private final List<Pair<String, String>> linkOfflineList = new ArrayList<>();
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                      @Override
                      public boolean process(String opt, List<String> args) {
                          addToSet(excludedQualifiers, args.get(0));
                          return true;
                      }
+                 },
+                 new Option(resources, "--override-methods", 1) {
+                     @Override
+                     public boolean process(String opt,  List<String> args) {
+                         summarizeOverriddenMethods = args.get(0).equals("summary");
+                         return true;
+                     }
                  },
                  new Hidden(resources, "-quiet") {
                      @Override
                      public boolean process(String opt, List<String> args) {
                          quiet = true;