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@@ -1227,6 +1227,16 @@ format.attach::
value as the boundary. See the --attach option in
linkgit:git-format-patch[1].
+format.from::
+ Provides the default value for the `--from` option to format-patch.
+ Accepts a boolean value, or a name and email address. If false,
+ format-patch defaults to `--no-from`, using commit authors directly in
+ the "From:" field of patch mails. If true, format-patch defaults to
+ `--from`, using your committer identity in the "From:" field of patch
+ mails and including a "From:" field in the body of the patch mail if
+ different. If set to a non-boolean value, format-patch uses that
+ value instead of your committer identity. Defaults to false.
+
format.numbered::
A boolean which can enable or disable sequence numbers in patch
subjects. It defaults to "auto" which enables it only if there