From: Yann Dirson Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 00:39:16 GMT Subject: [PATCH 3/7] Fix git-formatpatch usage string wrt output modes Message-ID: <20060108003916.GK1113@nowhere.earth> --stdout was not mentionned, and the description for the case where -o was not given was thus incomplete. Signed-off-by: Yann Dirson --- git-format-patch.sh | 6 ++++-- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) 8a6d4a039ff4ffd75d5eeddbd6801787a8479b05 diff --git a/git-format-patch.sh b/git-format-patch.sh index daa3cae..0948f1f 100755 --- a/git-format-patch.sh +++ b/git-format-patch.sh @@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ one file per patch, for e-mail submissio numbered sequentially from 1, and uses the first line of the commit message (massaged for pathname safety) as the filename. -When -o is specified, output files are created in that directory; otherwise in -the current working directory. +There are three output modes. By default, output files are created in +the current working directory; when -o is specified, they are created +in that directory instead; when --stdout is specified, they are spit +on standard output, and can be piped to git-am. When -n is specified, instead of "[PATCH] Subject", the first line is formatted as "[PATCH N/M] Subject", unless you have only one patch. -- 1.0.6-g8ecb -- Yann Dirson | Debian-related: | Support Debian GNU/Linux: | Freedom, Power, Stability, Gratis http://ydirson.free.fr/ | Check