[PATCH v2 1/8] MyFirstContribution: mention contrib/contacts/git-contacts
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- Linus Arver via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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- Apr 6, 2024, 01:22 UTC
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From: Linus Arver <linusa@google.com>
Although we've had this script since 4d06402b1b (contrib: add git-contacts helper, 2013-07-21), we don't mention it in our introductory docs. Do so now.
Signed-off-by: Linus Arver <linusa@google.com> --- Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt index f06563e9817..ad3989f53e5 100644 --- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt +++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt @@ -1116,6 +1116,11 @@ $ git send-email --to=target@example.com psuh/*.patch NOTE: Check `git help send-email` for some other options which you may find valuable, such as changing the Reply-to address or adding more CC and BCC lines. +NOTE: Use `contrib/contacts/git-contacts` to get a list of reviewers you should +include in the CC list. In addition, you can do `git send-email --cc-cmd='git +contacts' feature/*.patch` to automatically pass this list of emails to +`send-email`. + NOTE: When you are sending a real patch, it will go to git@vger.kernel.org - but please don't send your patchset from the tutorial to the real mailing list! For now, you can send it to yourself, to make sure you understand how it will look.
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