Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > As long as what it does is explained in format-patch, that is fine. > > I do not think this deserves to be in the SubmittingPatches. We do > tell people to hide "here is the context of the change" additional > explanation after three dashes, but how the submitters prepare that > text is entirely up to them (and I personally do not think notes is > not necessarily the right tool to do so). Just in case, here is what I'll queue as a placeholder on 'pu'. -- >8 -- Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: decribe format-patch --notes Even though I coded this, I am not sure what use scenarios would benefit from this option, so the description is unnecessarily negative at this moment. People who do want to use this feature need to come up with a more plausible use case and replace it. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 15 ++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 6d43f56..066dc8b 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 +191,19 @@ 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 +when (or after) you create the commit, and include it in your patch +submission. But if you can plan ahead and write it down, there may +not be a good reason not to write it in your commit message, and if +you can't, you can always edit the output of format-patch before +sending it out, so the practical value of this option is somewhat +dubious, unless your workflow is broken. + --[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 -- 1.8.0.rc3.162.g1f53438 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html