$ man git-format-patch [...] OPTIONS -p Generate patch (see section on generating patches) -u Synonym for "-p". [...] $ 1. Saying "-p generates patch" suggests that without -p git-format-patch will generate something else. It's rather confusing. 2. Where is this "section on generating patches"? I thought it could be in man git-diff, but it is not. -- Sergei. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html