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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 3c29655d75..db3bdb5657 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git format-patch' [-k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--thread] - [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>]] + [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>] | + [--no-attach]] [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>] [-n | --numbered | -N | --no-numbered] [--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files] @@ -112,15 +113,27 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] which is the commit message and the patch itself in the second part, with "Content-Disposition: attachment". +--no-attach:: + Disable the creation of an attachment, overriding the + configuration setting. + --inline[=<boundary>]:: Create multipart/mixed attachment, the first part of which is the commit message and the patch itself in the second part, with "Content-Disposition: inline". ---thread:: +--thread[=<style>]:: Add In-Reply-To and References headers to make the second and subsequent mails appear as replies to the first. Also generates the Message-Id header to reference. ++ +The optional <style> argument can be either `shallow` or `deep`. +'Shallow' threading makes every mail a reply to the head of the +series, where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the +`\--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order. 'Deep' +threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one. If not +specified, defaults to the 'format.thread' configuration, or `shallow` +if that is not set. --in-reply-to=Message-Id:: Make the first mail (or all the mails with --no-thread) appear as a @@ -144,6 +157,11 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] Add a "Cc:" header to the email headers. This is in addition to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times. +--add-header=<header>:: + Add an arbitrary header to the email headers. This is in addition + to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times. + For example, --add-header="Organization: git-foo" + --cover-letter:: In addition to the patches, generate a cover letter file containing the shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can @@ -176,7 +194,8 @@ CONFIGURATION ------------- You can specify extra mail header lines to be added to each message in the repository configuration, new defaults for the subject prefix -and file suffix, and number patches when outputting more than one. +and file suffix, control attachements, and number patches when outputting +more than one. ------------ [format] @@ -185,6 +204,7 @@ and file suffix, and number patches when outputting more than one. suffix = .txt numbered = auto cc = <email> + attach [ = mime-boundary-string ] ------------ |