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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 90133d8c3b..d0a4733e45 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ without external resources. Instead of giving a URL to a mailing list archive, summarize the relevant points of the discussion. -(3) Generate your patch using git tools out of your commits. +(3) Generate your patch using Git tools out of your commits. -git based diff tools generate unidiff which is the preferred format. +Git based diff tools generate unidiff which is the preferred format. You do not have to be afraid to use -M option to "git diff" or "git format-patch", if your patch involves file renames. The @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ that is fine, but please mark it as such. (4) Sending your patches. -People on the git mailing list need to be able to read and +People on the Git mailing list need to be able to read and comment on the changes you are submitting. It is important for a developer to be able to "quote" your changes, using standard e-mail tools, so that they may comment on specific portions of @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ patch. To improve tracking of who did what, we've borrowed the "sign-off" procedure from the Linux kernel project on patches -that are being emailed around. Although core GIT is a lot +that are being emailed around. Although core Git is a lot smaller project it is a good discipline to follow it. The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ then you just add a line saying Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org> -This line can be automatically added by git if you run the git-commit +This line can be automatically added by Git if you run the git-commit command with the -s option. Notice that you can place your own Signed-off-by: line when @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ Know the status of your patch after submission tell you if your patch is merged in pu if you rebase on top of master). -* Read the git mailing list, the maintainer regularly posts messages +* Read the Git mailing list, the maintainer regularly posts messages entitled "What's cooking in git.git" and "What's in git.git" giving the status of various proposed changes. |