On Sun, Jun 27 2021, Jan Engelhardt wrote: > Summary > ======= > > git-format-patch in 2.32.0 fails to quote/escape lines starting with > "From ", and mbox readers conclude there is an empty mail. > > > Observed > ======== > > $ git commit -m 'subject > > From ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > with love.' > $ git format-patch HEAD^! > $ head 0001-subject.patch > From d489071b4855a49b32e9b5ae5addd982d2ed8d7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@xxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 20:04:20 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH] subject > > From ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > with love. > > $ git reset --hard HEAD^ > $ git am -p0 0001-subject.patch > Patch is empty. > When you have resolved this problem, run "git am --continue". > > > Expected to see > =============== > > $ head 0001-subject.patch > From d489071b4855a49b32e9b5ae5addd982d2ed8d7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@xxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 20:04:20 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH] subject > >>From ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > with love. "git format-patch --pretty=mboxrd" and "git am --patch-format" should solve this issue for you.