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| author | Matt McCutchen <matt@mattmccutchen.net> | 2008-08-14 13:37:41 -0400 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2008-08-14 17:49:12 -0700 |
| commit | f491239170cb1463c7c3cd970862d6de636ba787 (patch) | |
| tree | 843b70fbd715b6630fc181009abd08152a2cbb44 /Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | |
| parent | 7950659dc9ef7f2b50b18010622299c508bfdfc3 (diff) | |
| download | git-f491239170cb1463c7c3cd970862d6de636ba787.tar.gz | |
git format-patch documentation: clarify what --cover-letter does
Signed-off-by: Matt McCutchen <matt@mattmccutchen.net>
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 | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 010d9e4322..adb4ea7b1b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times. --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. + In addition to the patches, generate a cover letter file + containing the shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can + fill in a description in the file before sending it out. --suffix=.<sfx>:: Instead of using `.patch` as the suffix for generated |