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[PATCH v2 1/5] config.txt: a few lines about branch.<name>.description

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 3, 2013, 14:03 UTC
Message-ID
<1357221791-7496-2-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com>
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Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/config.txt | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index bf8f911..ee64846 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -735,6 +735,12 @@ branch.<name>.rebase::
 it unless you understand the implications (see linkgit:git-rebase[1]
 for details).
 
+branch.<name>.description::
+	Branch description, can be edited with
+	`git branch --edit-description`. Branch description is
+	automatically added in the format-patch cover letter or
+	request-pull summary.
+
 browser.<tool>.cmd::
 	Specify the command to invoke the specified browser. The
 	specified command is evaluated in shell with the URLs passed
-- 
1.8.0.rc2.23.g1fb49df
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  2. 1/5 config.txt: a few lines about branch.<name>.descriptionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 3, 2013
  3. 2/5 branch: delete branch description if it's emptyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 3, 2013
  4. 3/5 t4014: a few more tests on cover letter using branch descriptionNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 3, 2013
  5. 4/5 format-patch: pick up correct branch name from symbolic refNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 3, 2013
  6. 5/5 format-patch: pick up branch description when no ref is specifiedNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 3, 2013
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  8. 5/5 format-patch: pick up branch description when no ref is specifiedNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Jan 3, 2013

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