[PATCH] Doc notes: Include the format-patch --notes option

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Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>

Date

Oct 21, 2012, 21:34 UTC

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git format-patch gained a --notes option. Tell the notes user.

Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
---
 Documentation/git-notes.txt | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
index b95aafa..46ef046 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-notes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ message stored in the commit object, the notes are indented like the
 message, after an unindented line saying "Notes (<refname>):" (or
 "Notes:" for `refs/notes/commits`).
 
+Notes can also be added to patches prepared with `git format-patch` by
+using the `--notes` option. Such notes are added as a patch commentary
+after a three dash separator line.
+
 To change which notes are shown by 'git log', see the
 "notes.displayRef" configuration in linkgit:git-log[1].
 

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