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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index ef0eeb40cd..98fc4cc1d0 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ that is fine, but please mark it as such. (4) Sending your patches. +Learn to use format-patch and send-email if possible. These commands +are optimized for the workflow of sending patches, avoiding many ways +your existing e-mail client that is optimized for "multipart/*" mime +type e-mails to corrupt and render your patches unusable. + 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 |