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[PATCH] Documentation: remove redundant 'instead' in --subject-prefix

From
Lucas Seiki Oshiro <lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 4, 2026, 16:34 UTC
Message-ID
<20260604163510.36687-2-lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>

The documentation for --subject-prefix has two words "instead" in the same sentence, making it a little bit confusing to read.

Change the order of the phrase to a more natural "Use [...] instead of [...]" structure.

Signed-off-by: Lucas Seiki Oshiro <lucasseikioshiro@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
index 5662382450..f7905c0f7c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
@@ -221,10 +221,9 @@ populated with placeholder text.
 	for generating the cover letter.
 
 --subject-prefix=<subject-prefix>::
-	Instead of the standard '[PATCH]' prefix in the subject
-	line, instead use '[<subject-prefix>]'. This can be used
-	to name a patch series, and can be combined with the
-	`--numbered` option.
+	Use '[<subject-prefix>]' instead of the standard '[PATCH]'
+	prefix in the subject line. This can be used to name a patch
+	series, and can be combined with the `--numbered` option.
 +
 The configuration variable `format.subjectPrefix` may also be used
 to configure a subject prefix to apply to a given repository for
-- 
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
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