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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index a33d157b97..647de90361 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ SYNOPSIS [verse] 'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--thread] [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>]] - [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>] [--start-number <n>] + [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>] + [--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files] [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>] [--ignore-if-in-upstream] [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix] @@ -30,9 +31,11 @@ gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. The output of this command is convenient for e-mail submission or for use with gitlink:git-am[1]. -Each output file is numbered sequentially from 1, and uses the +By default, each output file is numbered sequentially from 1, and uses the first line of the commit message (massaged for pathname safety) as -the filename. The names of the output files are printed to standard +the filename. With the --numbered-files option, the output file names +will only be numbers, without the first line of the commit appended. +The names of the output files are printed to standard output, unless the --stdout option is specified. If -o is specified, output files are created in <dir>. Otherwise @@ -60,6 +63,11 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] --start-number <n>:: Start numbering the patches at <n> instead of 1. +--numbered-files:: + Output file names will be a simple number sequence + without the default first line of the commit appended. + Mutually exclusive with the --stdout option. + -k|--keep-subject:: Do not strip/add '[PATCH]' from the first line of the commit log message. @@ -170,4 +178,3 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. GIT --- Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite - |