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+++ b/Documentation/config/format.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ format.thread::
format.signOff::
A boolean value which lets you enable the `-s/--signoff` option of
- format-patch by default. *Note:* Adding the Signed-off-by: line to a
+ format-patch by default. *Note:* Adding the `Signed-off-by` trailer to a
patch should be a conscious act and means that you certify you have
the rights to submit this work under the same open source license.
Please see the 'SubmittingPatches' document for further discussion.
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ format.outputDirectory::
Set a custom directory to store the resulting files instead of the
current working directory. All directory components will be created.
+format.filenameMaxLength::
+ The maximum length of the output filenames generated by the
+ `format-patch` command; defaults to 64. Can be overridden
+ by the `--filename-max-length=<n>` command line option.
+
format.useAutoBase::
A boolean value which lets you enable the `--base=auto` option of
format-patch by default. Can also be set to "whenAble" to allow