On Tue, Oct 20 2020, fuyao wrote: > Hi: > i have question about format-patch. > > when use git format-patch with --cover-letter, we add information > in the cover letter. and then, i must send patch with -v2, the > information in the cover letter is lost in the v2 patch. > > i found git notes can note things, but it add in patch not > cover letter. is some operate can do to save in cover letter. You can try using `git branch --edit-description <branch_name>` and write the contents of the cover letter there. Then you can use the option `--cover-from-description` to use the branch description when generating the cover letter. > and the git note record with commit, when amend it can lost note, > is the rewrite error? Have you set the config `notes.rewriteRef` to your notes ref? -- Regards, Pratyush Yadav
