Eric Wong <e@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Subject: [PATCH v2] format-patch: support format.mboxrd with --stdout > > mboxrd is a more robust output format when used with --stdout > and needs more exposure. Introducing this config knob lets > users choose the more robust format for all their --stdout > uses. > > Relying on --pretty=mboxrd and including all of pretty-formats.txt > in the `git format-patch' documentation would likely be > confusing to users. Furthermore, this setting is useful across > multiple invocations. So introduce `format.mboxrd' as a boolean > configuration knob that changes the default --pretty=email format > to --pretty=mboxrd when (and only when) --stdout is in use. Sounds sensible.
