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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 687e66759..f1fd0df08 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -43,28 +43,28 @@ There are two ways to specify which commits to operate on. The first rule takes precedence in the case of a single <commit>. To apply the second rule, i.e., format everything since the beginning of -history up until <commit>, use the '\--root' option: "git format-patch -\--root <commit>". If you want to format only <commit> itself, you -can do this with "git format-patch -1 <commit>". +history up until <commit>, use the '\--root' option: `git format-patch +\--root <commit>`. If you want to format only <commit> itself, you +can do this with `git format-patch -1 <commit>`. By default, each output file is numbered sequentially from 1, and uses the first line of the commit message (massaged for pathname safety) as -the filename. With the --numbered-files option, the output file names +the filename. With the `--numbered-files` option, the output file names will only be numbers, without the first line of the commit appended. The names of the output files are printed to standard -output, unless the --stdout option is specified. +output, unless the `--stdout` option is specified. -If -o is specified, output files are created in <dir>. Otherwise +If `-o` is specified, output files are created in <dir>. Otherwise they are created in the current working directory. By default, the subject of a single patch is "[PATCH] First Line" and the subject when multiple patches are output is "[PATCH n/m] First -Line". To force 1/1 to be added for a single patch, use -n. To omit -patch numbers from the subject, use -N +Line". To force 1/1 to be added for a single patch, use `-n`. To omit +patch numbers from the subject, use `-N`. -If given --thread, 'git-format-patch' will generate In-Reply-To and -References headers to make the second and subsequent patch mails appear -as replies to the first mail; this also generates a Message-Id header to +If given `--thread`, `git-format-patch` will generate `In-Reply-To` and +`References` headers to make the second and subsequent patch mails appear +as replies to the first mail; this also generates a `Message-Id` header to reference. OPTIONS @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] --attach[=<boundary>]:: Create multipart/mixed attachment, the first part of which is the commit message and the patch itself in the - second part, with "Content-Disposition: attachment". + second part, with `Content-Disposition: attachment`. --no-attach:: Disable the creation of an attachment, overriding the @@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] --inline[=<boundary>]:: Create multipart/mixed attachment, the first part of which is the commit message and the patch itself in the - second part, with "Content-Disposition: inline". + second part, with `Content-Disposition: inline`. --thread[=<style>]:: --no-thread:: - Controls addition of In-Reply-To and References headers to + Controls addition of `In-Reply-To` and `References` headers to make the second and subsequent mails appear as replies to the - first. Also controls generation of the Message-Id header to + first. Also controls generation of the `Message-Id` header to reference. + The optional <style> argument can be either `shallow` or `deep`. @@ -136,16 +136,16 @@ series, where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the `\--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order. 'deep' threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one. + -The default is --no-thread, unless the 'format.thread' configuration -is set. If --thread is specified without a style, it defaults to the +The default is `--no-thread`, unless the 'format.thread' configuration +is set. If `--thread` is specified without a style, it defaults to the style specified by 'format.thread' if any, or else `shallow`. + Beware that the default for 'git send-email' is to thread emails -itself. If you want 'git format-patch' to take care of hreading, you -will want to ensure that threading is disabled for 'git send-email'. +itself. If you want `git format-patch` to take care of threading, you +will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`. --in-reply-to=Message-Id:: - Make the first mail (or all the mails with --no-thread) appear as a + Make the first mail (or all the mails with `--no-thread`) appear as a reply to the given Message-Id, which avoids breaking threads to provide a new patch series. @@ -160,16 +160,16 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for 'git send-email'. Instead of the standard '[PATCH]' prefix in the subject line, instead use '[<Subject-Prefix>]'. This allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be - combined with the --numbered option. + combined with the `--numbered` option. --cc=<email>:: - Add a "Cc:" header to the email headers. This is in addition + Add a `Cc:` header to the email headers. This is in addition to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times. --add-header=<header>:: Add an arbitrary header to the email headers. This is in addition to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times. - For example, --add-header="Organization: git-foo" + For example, `--add-header="Organization: git-foo"` --cover-letter:: In addition to the patches, generate a cover letter file |