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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 8 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index e7f404be3d..425145f536 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -243,10 +243,12 @@ feeding the result to `git send-email`. As a reviewer aid, insert a range-diff (see linkgit:git-range-diff[1]) into the cover letter showing the differences between the previous version of the patch series and the series currently being formatted. - `previous` is a single revision naming the tip of the previous - series which shares a common base with the series being formatted (for + `previous` can be a single revision naming the tip of the previous + series if it shares a common base with the series being formatted (for example `git format-patch --cover-letter --range-diff=feature/v1 -3 - feature/v2`). + feature/v2`), or a revision range if the two versions of the series are + disjoint (for example `git format-patch --cover-letter + --range-diff=feature/v1~3..feature/v1 -3 feature/v2`). --notes[=<ref>]:: Append the notes (see linkgit:git-notes[1]) for the commit |