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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 6d43f56279..259dce4994 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [--ignore-if-in-upstream] [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix] [--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>] - [--cover-letter] [--quiet] + [--cover-letter] [--quiet] [--notes[=<ref>]] [<common diff options>] [ <since> | <revision range> ] @@ -191,6 +191,18 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`. containing the shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can fill in a description in the file before sending it out. +--notes[=<ref>]:: + Append the notes (see linkgit:git-notes[1]) for the commit + after the three-dash line. ++ +The expected use case of this is to write supporting explanation for +the commit that does not belong to the commit log message proper, +and include it with the patch submission. While one can simply write +these explanations after `format-patch` has run but before sending, +keeping them as git notes allows them to be maintained between versions +of the patch series (but see the discussion of the `notes.rewrite` +configuration options in linkgit:git-notes[1] to use this workflow). + --[no]-signature=<signature>:: Add a signature to each message produced. Per RFC 3676 the signature is separated from the body by a line with '-- ' on it. If the |