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diff --git a/Documentation/config/format.txt b/Documentation/config/format.txt index 40cad9278f..45c7bd5a8f 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/format.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/format.txt @@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ format.subjectPrefix:: The default for format-patch is to output files with the '[PATCH]' subject prefix. Use this variable to change that prefix. +format.coverFromDescription:: + The default mode for format-patch to determine which parts of + the cover letter will be populated using the branch's + description. See the `--cover-from-description` option in + linkgit:git-format-patch[1]. + format.signature:: The default for format-patch is to output a signature containing the Git version number. Use this variable to change that default. @@ -100,4 +106,20 @@ If one wishes to use the ref `ref/notes/true`, please use that literal instead. + This configuration can be specified multiple times in order to allow -multiple notes refs to be included. +multiple notes refs to be included. In that case, it will behave +similarly to multiple `--[no-]notes[=]` options passed in. That is, a +value of `true` will show the default notes, a value of `<ref>` will +also show notes from that notes ref and a value of `false` will negate +previous configurations and not show notes. ++ +For example, ++ +------------ +[format] + notes = true + notes = foo + notes = false + notes = bar +------------ ++ +will only show notes from `refs/notes/bar`. |