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Re: git-format-patch question

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Seth Falcon <sethfalcon@gmail.com>
Date
May 29, 2006, 01:01 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> writes:
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> Seth Falcon <sethfalcon@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> 1. When is one supposed to use --signoff?  I gather the answer is
>>    project specific, but a statement of what's expected for git
>>    itself would probably help clarify things for me.
>
> You shouldn't ;-).  Rather, you should sign-off when you make a
> commit, or if you are forwarding somebody else's patch, before
> you send the e-mail off.  
>
>> 2. How should I add extra notes to an email generated using
>>    git-format-patch?  Is this in the docs somewhere that I missed?  Is
>>    there a recommended way to do this?
>
> Read the format-patch output in your e-mail buffer and edit just
> like you edit any text you write in your e-mail.

Thanks for the quick answers. I guess I was imagining things to be more complicated than they are :-)

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  1. Seth FalconMay 28, 2006
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  3. Seth FalconMay 29, 2006

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