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diff --git a/man1/git-format-patch.1 b/man1/git-format-patch.1 index 65ab3cd47..6dd9f3e8d 100644 --- a/man1/git-format-patch.1 +++ b/man1/git-format-patch.1 @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ .\" Title: git-format-patch .\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/author] .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/> -.\" Date: 2023-09-05 +.\" Date: 2023-09-07 .\" Manual: Git Manual -.\" Source: Git 2.42.0.122.g1fc548b2d6 +.\" Source: Git 2.42.0.158.g94e83dcf5b .\" Language: English .\" -.TH "GIT\-FORMAT\-PATCH" "1" "2023\-09\-05" "Git 2\&.42\&.0\&.122\&.g1fc548" "Git Manual" +.TH "GIT\-FORMAT\-PATCH" "1" "2023\-09\-07" "Git 2\&.42\&.0\&.158\&.g94e83d" "Git Manual" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * Define some portability stuff .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -801,9 +801,13 @@ Use the contents of <file> instead of the branch\(cqs description for generating Instead of the standard \fI[PATCH]\fR prefix in the subject line, instead use -\fI[<subject prefix>]\fR\&. This allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be combined with the +\fI[<subject prefix>]\fR\&. This can be used to name a patch series, and can be combined with the \fB\-\-numbered\fR option\&. +.sp +The configuration variable +\fBformat\&.subjectPrefix\fR +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")\&. .RE .PP \-\-filename\-max\-length=<n> @@ -817,8 +821,7 @@ configuration variable, or 64 if unconfigured\&. .PP \-\-rfc .RS 4 -Alias for -\fB\-\-subject\-prefix="RFC PATCH"\fR\&. 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\&. .RE .PP \-v <n>, \-\-reroll\-count=<n> |