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diff --git a/git-format-patch.html b/git-format-patch.html index 871658c3b..4cbeb5420 100644 --- a/git-format-patch.html +++ b/git-format-patch.html @@ -1847,10 +1847,15 @@ populated with placeholder text.</p></div> <dd>
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Instead of the standard <em>[PATCH]</em> prefix in the subject
- line, instead use <em>[<subject prefix>]</em>. This
- allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be
- combined with the <code>--numbered</code> option.
+ line, instead use <em>[<subject prefix>]</em>. This can be used
+ to name a patch series, and can be combined with the
+ <code>--numbered</code> option.
</p>
+<div class="paragraph"><p>The configuration variable <code>format.subjectPrefix</code> may also be used
+to configure a subject prefix to apply to a given repository for
+all patches. This is often useful on mailing lists which receive
+patches for several repositories and can be used to disambiguate
+the patches (with a value of e.g. "PATCH my-project").</p></div>
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@@ -1869,9 +1874,9 @@ populated with placeholder text.</p></div> </dt>
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- Alias for <code>--subject-prefix="RFC PATCH"</code>. RFC means "Request For
- Comments"; use this when sending an experimental patch for
- discussion rather than application.
+ Prepends "RFC" to the subject prefix (producing "RFC PATCH" by
+ default). RFC means "Request For Comments"; use this when sending
+ an experimental patch for discussion rather than application.
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@@ -2612,7 +2617,7 @@ merge commit.</p></div> <div id="footer">
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Last updated
- 2023-09-01 14:19:52 PDT
+ 2023-09-07 15:10:34 PDT
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