Jeff King <peff@xxxxxxxx> writes: > On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 03:54:25PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > >> ---rfc:: >> - Prepends "RFC" to the subject prefix (producing "RFC PATCH" by >> - default). RFC means "Request For Comments"; use this when sending >> - an experimental patch for discussion rather than application. >> +--rfc[=<rfc>]:: >> + Prepends the string _<rfc>_ (defaults to "RFC") to >> + the subject prefix. As the subject prefix defaults to >> + "PATCH", you'll get "RFC PATCH" by default. >> ++ >> +RFC means "Request For Comments"; use this when sending >> +an experimental patch for discussion rather than application. >> +"--rfc=WIP" may also be a useful way to indicate that a patch >> +is not complete yet. > > It's probably worth spelling out WIP here, too, like: > > ...is not complete yet ("WIP" stands for "Work In Progress"). > > These are necessarily going to be project-specific phrases, and readers > of the manpage may not be familiar with our conventions. Good point. Will squash in.