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Re: [PATCH] improve doc heading for git-bisect

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jun 8, 2008, 21:27 UTC
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<20080608212757.GA8034@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 04:01:48PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> > I was going to suggest a "--paste" option for format-patch which would
> > produce a nicer output for cutting and pasting,
> 
> You still have to move the subject line where it belongs, so I think the 
> value of --paste is limited.  You do have to pay attention anyway (for 
> example when imitating how other people do it), so I think the current 
> state should be fine.
Not necessarily. I often end up posting patches like:
How about this?

-- >8 -- subject

body

--- diffstat

patch
but the --pretty=format recipe I provided works just fine for that.
-Peff
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  1. improve doc heading for git-bisectRobert Anderson, Jun 7, 2008
  2. Jakub NarebskiJun 7, 2008
  3. Robert AndersonJun 7, 2008
  4. Jakub NarebskiJun 7, 2008
  5. Junio C HamanoJun 7, 2008
  6. Jeff KingJun 8, 2008
  7. Johannes SchindelinJun 8, 2008
  8. Jeff KingJun 8, 2008

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