From: Philip Oakley Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:34:09 GMT Subject: [PATCH] Doc notes: Include the format-patch --notes option Message-ID: <1350855250-2844-3-git-send-email-philipoakley@iee.org> In-Reply-To: <1350855250-2844-1-git-send-email-philipoakley@iee.org> git format-patch gained a --notes option. Tell the notes user. Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley --- 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 ():" (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]. -- 1.7.11.msysgit.1