Signed-off-by: Bert Wesarg <bert.wesarg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/config/format.txt | 3 ++- Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 4 +++- t/t4014-format-patch.sh | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/config/format.txt b/Documentation/config/format.txt index 414a5a8a9d..e17c5d6b0f 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/format.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/format.txt @@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ format.coverLetter:: format.outputDirectory:: Set a custom directory to store the resulting files instead of the - current working directory. + current working directory. Only the trailing directory will be created + though. format.useAutoBase:: A boolean value which lets you enable the `--base=auto` option of diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index b9b97e63ae..fe7492353e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ they are created in the current working directory. The default path can be set with the `format.outputDirectory` configuration option. The `-o` option takes precedence over `format.outputDirectory`. To store patches in the current working directory even when -`format.outputDirectory` points elsewhere, use `-o .`. +`format.outputDirectory` points elsewhere, use `-o .`. Note that only +the trailing directory will be created by Git, leading directories must +already exists. By default, the subject of a single patch is "[PATCH] " followed by the concatenation of lines from the commit message up to the first blank diff --git a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh index ca7debf1d4..bf2715a503 100755 --- a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh +++ b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh @@ -1632,6 +1632,22 @@ test_expect_success 'From line has expected format' ' test_cmp from filtered ' +test_expect_success 'format-patch -o with no leading directories' ' + rm -fr patches && + git format-patch -o patches master..side && + test $(git rev-list master..side | wc -l) -eq $(ls patches | wc -l) +' + +test_expect_success 'format-patch -o with leading existing directories' ' + git format-patch -o patches/side master..side && + test $(git rev-list master..side | wc -l) -eq $(ls patches/side | wc -l) +' + +test_expect_failure 'format-patch -o with leading non-existing directories' ' + rm -fr patches && + git format-patch -o patches/side master..side +' + test_expect_success 'format-patch format.outputDirectory option' ' test_config format.outputDirectory patches && rm -fr patches && -- 2.23.0.11.g242cf7f110
