From: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
To: GitList <git@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>, Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
Subject: [PATCH] Doc notes: Include the format-patch --notes option
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:34:09 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1350855250-2844-3-git-send-email-philipoakley@iee.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1350855250-2844-1-git-send-email-philipoakley@iee.org>
git format-patch gained a --notes option. Tell the notes user.
Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
---
Documentation/git-notes.txt | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
index b95aafa..46ef046 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-notes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ message stored in the commit object, the notes are indented like the
message, after an unindented line saying "Notes (<refname>):" (or
"Notes:" for `refs/notes/commits`).
+Notes can also be added to patches prepared with `git format-patch` by
+using the `--notes` option. Such notes are added as a patch commentary
+after a three dash separator line.
+
To change which notes are shown by 'git log', see the
"notes.displayRef" configuration in linkgit:git-log[1].
--
1.7.11.msysgit.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-10-21 21:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-21 21:34 [PATCH] Doc SubmittingPatches: Mention --notes option after "cover letter" Philip Oakley
2012-10-21 21:34 ` [PATCH] Doc User-Manual: Patch cover letter, three dashes, and --notes Philip Oakley
2012-10-25 10:26 ` Jeff King
2012-10-25 22:45 ` Philip Oakley
2012-10-21 21:34 ` Philip Oakley [this message]
2012-10-21 21:34 ` [PATCH] Doc format-patch: clarify --notes use case Philip Oakley
2012-10-25 10:25 ` Jeff King
2012-10-25 22:48 ` Philip Oakley
2012-10-26 13:26 ` Jeff King
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