@ -9,28 +9,27 @@ git-format-patch - Prepare patches for e-mail submission.
SYNOPSIS
SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
[verse]
'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [-s] [-c] [--mbox]
'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [-s] [-c]
[--diff-options] <his> [<mine>]
[--diff-options] <his> [<mine>]
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
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Prepare each commit with its patch since <mine> head forked from
Prepare each commit with its patch since <mine> head forked from
<his> head, one file per patch, for e-mail submission. Each
<his> head, one file per patch formatted to resemble UNIX mailbox
output file is numbered sequentially from 1, and uses the first
format, for e-mail submission or use with gitlink:git-am[1].
line of the commit message (massaged for pathname safety) as the
filename.
When -o is specified, output files are created in that
Each output file is numbered sequentially from 1, and uses the
directory; otherwise in the current working directory.
first line of the commit message (massaged for pathname safety)
as the filename.
When -o is specified, output files are created in <dir>; otherwise
they are created in the current working directory. This option
is ignored if --stdout is specified.
When -n is specified, instead of "[PATCH] Subject", the first
When -n is specified, instead of "[PATCH] Subject", the first
line is formatted as "[PATCH N/M] Subject", unless you have only
line is formatted as "[PATCH N/M] Subject", unless you have only
one patch.
one patch.
When --mbox is specified, the output is formatted to resemble
UNIX mailbox format, and can be concatenated together for
processing with applymbox.
OPTIONS
OPTIONS
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@ -45,11 +44,6 @@ OPTIONS
Do not strip/add '[PATCH]' from the first line of the
Do not strip/add '[PATCH]' from the first line of the
commit log message.
commit log message.
-a|--author, -d|--date::
Output From: and Date: headers for commits made by
yourself as well. Usually these are output only for
commits made by people other than yourself.
-s|--signoff::
-s|--signoff::
Add `Signed-off-by:` line to the commit message, using
Add `Signed-off-by:` line to the commit message, using
the committer identity of yourself.
the committer identity of yourself.
@ -61,12 +55,6 @@ OPTIONS
has a SP character immediately followed by a TAB
has a SP character immediately followed by a TAB
character.
character.
-m|--mbox::
Format the output files for closer to mbox format by
adding a phony Unix "From " line, so they can be
concatenated together and fed to `git-applymbox`.
Implies --author and --date.
--stdout::
--stdout::
This flag generates the mbox formatted output to the
This flag generates the mbox formatted output to the
standard output, instead of saving them into a file per
standard output, instead of saving them into a file per