From: Philip Oakley Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:34:07 GMT Subject: [PATCH] Doc SubmittingPatches: Mention --notes option after "cover letter" 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 --- 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