From: Jakub Narebski Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:26:39 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] diff --check: use colour Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <17850.10014.251824.979660@lisa.zopyra.com> [Cc: git@vger.kernel.org] Bill Lear wrote: > On Friday, January 26, 2007 at 09:49:13 (-0600) Bill Lear writes: >>... >>Assuming that is correct, I should have a patch out before the end of >>the day. > > I did this: > > git format-patch -s HEAD^ > > it produced this file: > > 0001-Document-check-option-to-git-diff.patch > > which looks to be formatted as a mail message: > >>From 2a81f1e97564b89ab622cf32b68e7cebf605eafe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 >>From: Bill Lear >>Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:58:07 -0600 >>Subject: [PATCH] Document --check option to git-diff. >> >> >>Signed-off-by: Bill Lear >>--- >> Documentation/diff-options.txt | 5 +++++ >> Documentation/git-diff.txt | 6 ++++++ >> 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) >>... > > > Do I optionally edit this file, putting my comments before the > "Signed-off-by" line, and then just send this off to the list with my > mail command, i.e.: Before "Signed-off-by" line you put commit message. Any coments which are not meant to be in commit message (like for example reply to some email) are to be put after "---" line, but before diffstat. Read Documentation/SubmittingPatches > % mail git@vger.kernel.org < 0001-Document-check-option-to-git-diff.patch This should work. % git send-email --to git@vger.kernel.org 0001-Document-check-option-to-git-diff.patch should also work. -- Jakub Narebski Warsaw, Poland ShadeHawk on #git