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| author | Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org> | 2008-02-18 22:56:13 -0500 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2008-02-19 21:49:31 -0800 |
| commit | a5a27c79b7e77e28462b6d089e827391b67d3e5f (patch) | |
| tree | de06f8d2a710cff43f0e7db22463d6f651310117 /Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | |
| parent | b02bd65f679024ce25afeddf7e96d6d7aea5fca6 (diff) | |
| download | git-a5a27c79b7e77e28462b6d089e827391b67d3e5f.tar.gz | |
Add a --cover-letter option to format-patch
If --cover-letter is provided, generate a cover letter message before
the patches, numbered 0.
Original patch thanks to Johannes Schindelin
Signed-off-by: Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-format-patch.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 20 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 651efe6ca1..b27bb9476d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git-format-patch' [-k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--thread] - [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>]] - [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>] - [-n | --numbered | -N | --no-numbered] - [--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files] - [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>] - [--ignore-if-in-upstream] - [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix] + [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>]] + [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>] + [-n | --numbered | -N | --no-numbered] + [--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files] + [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>] + [--ignore-if-in-upstream] + [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix] + [--cover-letter] [ <since> | <revision range> ] DESCRIPTION @@ -135,6 +136,11 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be combined with the --numbered option. +--cover-letter:: + Generate a cover letter template. You still have to fill in + a description, but the shortlog and the diffstat will be + generated for you. + --suffix=.<sfx>:: Instead of using `.patch` as the suffix for generated filenames, use specified suffix. A common alternative is |