From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Philip Oakley Subject: [PATCH] Doc format-patch: clarify --notes use case Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:34:10 +0100 Message-ID: <1350855250-2844-4-git-send-email-philipoakley@iee.org> References: <1350855250-2844-1-git-send-email-philipoakley@iee.org> Cc: Junio C Hamano , Eric Blake To: GitList X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sun Oct 21 23:34:36 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1TQ3AI-0006Ed-St for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:34:35 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932616Ab2JUVeQ (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:34:16 -0400 Received: from out1.ip07ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.243]:31540 "EHLO out1.ip07ir2.opaltelecom.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932582Ab2JUVeI (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:34:08 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgAFAFlohFBcHlx7/2dsb2JhbABEhSu7ZIEJgiEBBVYjEAhJOR4GE4gIuiWSTgOmKoJwgWI X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.80,626,1344207600"; d="scan'208";a="51202686" Received: from host-92-30-92-123.as13285.net (HELO localhost) ([92.30.92.123]) by out1.ip07ir2.opaltelecom.net with ESMTP; 21 Oct 2012 22:34:06 +0100 X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.11.msysgit.1 In-Reply-To: <1350855250-2844-1-git-send-email-philipoakley@iee.org> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Remove double negative, and include the repeat usage across versions of a patch series. Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley --- Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 11 ++++------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 066dc8b..751009c 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -196,13 +196,10 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`. after the three-dash line. + The expected use case of this is to write supporting explanation for -the commit that does not belong to the commit log message proper -when (or after) you create the commit, and include it in your patch -submission. But if you can plan ahead and write it down, there may -not be a good reason not to write it in your commit message, and if -you can't, you can always edit the output of format-patch before -sending it out, so the practical value of this option is somewhat -dubious, unless your workflow is broken. +the commit, that does not belong to the commit log message proper, +and include it with the patch submission. The notes can be maintained +between versions of the patch series. You can also edit the output of +format-patch before sending. --[no]-signature=:: Add a signature to each message produced. Per RFC 3676 the signature -- 1.7.11.msysgit.1