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authorMatt McCutchen <matt@mattmccutchen.net>2008-08-14 13:37:41 -0400
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2008-08-14 17:49:12 -0700
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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>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
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@@ -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