Stan Hu <stanhu@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > +[[configure-shallow-threads]] > +=== Configuring shallow threads for `git format-patch` > + > +It is common practice on the Git mailing list to use "shallow" threads, > +where every mail is a reply to the first mail of the series. You can > +configure the default threading style of `git format-patch` via: > + > +----- > +$ git config format.thread shallow > +---- Hmph, I do not think I have such an option defined, yet I send out my series as "shallow" threads. I think the new description is somewhat misleading as-is. Isn't it applicable ONLY to those who let "format-patch" decide the message ID for patches? If the user lets "git send-email" assign the message IDs (and hence the thread structure), the configuration variable would not apply, no?
