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[PATCH] Doc SubmittingPatches: Mention --notes option after "cover letter"

From
Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Date
Oct 21, 2012, 21:34 UTC
Message-ID
<1350855250-2844-1-git-send-email-philipoakley@iee.org>

The git format-patch --notes option can now insert the commit notes after the three dashes. Mention this after the regular cover letter guidance for submitting patches.

Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
---
 Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 0dbf2c9..3d8b2fe 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ message starts, you can put a "From: " line to name that person.
 
 You often want to add additional explanation about the patch,
 other than the commit message itself.  Place such "cover letter"
-material between the three dash lines and the diffstat.
+material between the three dash lines and the diffstat. Git-notes
+can also be inserted using the `--notes` option.
 
 Do not attach the patch as a MIME attachment, compressed or not.
 Do not let your e-mail client send quoted-printable.  Do not let
-- 
1.7.11.msysgit.1
Next: Philip Oakley
Message 1 of 9 in “Doc SubmittingPatches: Mention --notes option after "cover letter"”
  1. Doc SubmittingPatches: Mention --notes option after "cover letter"Philip Oakley, Oct 21, 2012
  2. Doc User-Manual: Patch cover letter, three dashes, and --notesPhilip Oakley, Oct 21, 2012
  3. Jeff KingOct 25, 2012
  4. Philip OakleyOct 25, 2012
  5. Doc notes: Include the format-patch --notes optionPhilip Oakley, Oct 21, 2012
  6. Doc format-patch: clarify --notes use casePhilip Oakley, Oct 21, 2012
  7. Jeff KingOct 25, 2012
  8. Philip OakleyOct 25, 2012
  9. Jeff KingOct 26, 2012

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