In Git, almost all command line flags unconditionally override the corresponding config option.[1] Add a test to confirm that this is the case for `git format-patch --thread`. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAMMLpeS3+NUQa2oqpHKVo3yWQNVMgkEXrs4U5_ggvk31yQbezQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Signed-off-by: Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 3 +-- t/t4014-format-patch.sh | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index dfcc7da4c2..ed299e077d 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ series, where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one. + The default is `--no-thread`, unless the `format.thread` configuration -is set. If `--thread` is specified without a style, it defaults to the -style specified by `format.thread` if any, or else `shallow`. +is set. `--thread` without an argument is equivalent to `--thread=shallow`. + Beware that the default for 'git send-email' is to thread emails itself. If you want `git format-patch` to take care of threading, you diff --git a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh index 8c3d06622a..b27a72f78a 100755 --- a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh +++ b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh @@ -470,6 +470,11 @@ test_expect_success 'thread' ' check_threading expect.thread --thread main ' +test_expect_success '--thread overrides format.thread=deep' ' + test_config format.thread deep && + check_threading expect.thread --thread main +' + cat >expect.in-reply-to <<EOF --- Message-Id: <0> -- 2.40.0
