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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-format-patch.txt')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 728bb3821c..e553810b1e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [--in-reply-to=<message-id>] [--suffix=.<sfx>] [--ignore-if-in-upstream] [--always] [--cover-from-description=<mode>] - [--rfc] [--subject-prefix=<subject-prefix>] + [--rfc[=<rfc>]] [--subject-prefix=<subject-prefix>] [(--reroll-count|-v) <n>] [--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>] [--[no-]cover-letter] [--quiet] @@ -238,10 +238,15 @@ the patches (with a value of e.g. "PATCH my-project"). value of the `format.filenameMaxLength` configuration variable, or 64 if unconfigured. ---rfc:: - 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. +--rfc[=<rfc>]:: + Prepends the string _<rfc>_ (defaults to "RFC") to + the subject prefix. As the subject prefix defaults to + "PATCH", you'll get "RFC PATCH" by default. ++ +RFC means "Request For Comments"; use this when sending +an experimental patch for discussion rather than application. +"--rfc=WIP" may also be a useful way to indicate that a patch +is not complete yet ("WIP" stands for "Work In Progress"). -v <n>:: --reroll-count=<n>:: |