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Re: [PATCH v3 11/13] Doc: add more detail for git-format-patch

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 21, 2019, 18:26 UTC
Message-ID
<xmqqimqqs7cm.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To
<c12534ab5dc67bdecad45e10d45d428bc783cb09.1566285151.git.liu.denton@gmail.com>
Denton Liu <liu.denton@gmail.com> writes:
> Next, while we're at it, surround option arguments with <>.
I'd suggest squashing this in to complete the above.
cf. <xmqq1rxfveym.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
---
 Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 95bc4d53ca..0ac56f4b70 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ SYNOPSIS
 		   [--signature-file=<file>]
 		   [-n | --numbered | -N | --no-numbered]
 		   [--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files]
-		   [--in-reply-to=<Message-Id>] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
+		   [--in-reply-to=<message id>] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
 		   [--ignore-if-in-upstream]
-		   [--rfc] [--subject-prefix=<Subject-Prefix>]
+		   [--rfc] [--subject-prefix=<subject prefix>]
 		   [(--reroll-count|-v) <n>]
 		   [--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>]
 		   [--[no-]cover-letter] [--quiet]
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ Beware that the default for 'git send-email' is to thread emails
 itself.  If you want `git format-patch` to take care of threading, you
 will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
 
---in-reply-to=<Message-Id>::
+--in-reply-to=<message id>::
 	Make the first mail (or all the mails with `--no-thread`) appear as a
-	reply to the given Message-Id, which avoids breaking threads to
+	reply to the given <message id>, which avoids breaking threads to
 	provide a new patch series.
 
 --ignore-if-in-upstream::
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
 	patches being generated, and any patch that matches is
 	ignored.
 
---subject-prefix=<Subject-Prefix>::
+--subject-prefix=<subject prefix>::
 	Instead of the standard '[PATCH]' prefix in the subject
-	line, instead use '[<Subject-Prefix>]'. This
+	line, instead use '[<subject prefix>]'. This
 	allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be
 	combined with the `--numbered` option.
 

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Message 26 of 91 in “format-patch: learn --infer-cover-subject option”
  1. 0/4 format-patch: learn --infer-cover-subject optionDenton Liu, Aug 19, 2019
  2. 1/4 t4014: clean up styleDenton Liu, Aug 19, 2019
  3. Eric SunshineAug 20, 2019
  4. 2/4 Doc: add more detail for git-format-patchDenton Liu, Aug 19, 2019
  5. Eric SunshineAug 20, 2019
  6. Denton LiuAug 20, 2019
  7. 3/4 config/format.txt: make clear the default value of format.coverLetterDenton Liu, Aug 19, 2019
  8. Eric SunshineAug 20, 2019
  9. 4/4 format-patch: learn --infer-cover-letter optionDenton Liu, Aug 19, 2019
  10. Eric SunshineAug 20, 2019
  11. 00/13 format-patch: learn --infer-cover-subject option (also t4014 cleanup)Denton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  12. 01/13 t4014: drop unnecessary blank lines from test casesDenton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  13. 02/13 t4014: s/expected/expect/Denton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  14. Eric SunshineAug 20, 2019
  15. 03/13 t4014: move closing sq onto its own lineDenton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  16. 04/13 t4014: use sq for test case namesDenton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  17. 05/13 t4014: remove spaces after redirect operatorsDenton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  18. 06/13 t4014: use indentable here-docsDenton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  19. 07/13 t4014: drop redirections to /dev/nullDenton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  20. 08/13 t4014: use test_line_count() where possibleDenton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  21. 09/13 t4014: remove confusing pipe in check_threading()Denton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  22. 10/13 t4014: stop losing return codes of git commandsDenton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  23. Denton LiuAug 20, 2019
  24. Johannes SixtAug 20, 2019
  25. 11/13 Doc: add more detail for git-format-patchDenton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  26. Junio C HamanoAug 21, 2019
  27. 12/13 config/format.txt: specify default value of format.coverLetterDenton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  28. 13/13 format-patch: learn --infer-cover-subject optionDenton Liu, Aug 20, 2019
  29. Junio C HamanoAug 21, 2019
  30. Denton LiuAug 23, 2019
  31. Philip OakleyAug 23, 2019
  32. Junio C HamanoAug 23, 2019
  33. Denton LiuAug 24, 2019
  34. Philip OakleyAug 24, 2019
  35. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2019
  36. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2019
  37. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2019
  38. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2019
  39. Denton LiuAug 23, 2019
  40. Junio C HamanoAug 23, 2019
  41. 00/13 format-patch: clean up tests and documentationDenton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  42. 01/13 t4014: drop unnecessary blank lines from test casesDenton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  43. 02/13 t4014: s/expected/expect/Denton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  44. 03/13 t4014: move closing sq onto its own lineDenton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  45. 04/13 t4014: use sq for test case namesDenton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  46. 05/13 t4014: remove spaces after redirect operatorsDenton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  47. 06/13 t4014: use indentable here-docsDenton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  48. 07/13 t4014: drop redirections to /dev/nullDenton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  49. 08/13 t4014: let sed open its own filesDenton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  50. Eric SunshineAug 26, 2019
  51. 09/13 t4014: use test_line_count() where possibleDenton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  52. 10/13 t4014: remove confusing pipe in check_threading()Denton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  53. 11/13 t4014: stop losing return codes of git commandsDenton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  54. 12/13 Doc: add more detail for git-format-patchDenton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  55. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2019
  56. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2019
  57. 13/13 config/format.txt: specify default value of format.coverLetterDenton Liu, Aug 24, 2019
  58. Denton LiuAug 24, 2019
  59. Junio C HamanoAug 26, 2019
  60. 00/13 format-patch: clean up tests and documentationDenton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  61. 01/13 t4014: drop unnecessary blank lines from test casesDenton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  62. 02/13 t4014: s/expected/expect/Denton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  63. 03/13 t4014: move closing sq onto its own lineDenton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  64. 04/13 t4014: use sq for test case namesDenton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  65. 05/13 t4014: remove spaces after redirect operatorsDenton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  66. 06/13 t4014: use indentable here-docsDenton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  67. 07/13 t4014: drop redirections to /dev/nullDenton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  68. 08/13 t4014: let sed open its own filesDenton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  69. 09/13 t4014: use test_line_count() where possibleDenton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  70. 10/13 t4014: remove confusing pipe in check_threading()Denton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  71. 11/13 t4014: stop losing return codes of git commandsDenton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  72. 12/13 Doc: add more detail for git-format-patchDenton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  73. 13/13 config/format.txt: specify default value of format.coverLetterDenton Liu, Aug 27, 2019
  74. Denton LiuSep 4, 2019
  75. Junio C HamanoSep 5, 2019
  76. Denton LiuSep 5, 2019
  77. 0/3 format-patch: learn --cover-from-description optionDenton Liu, Oct 11, 2019
  78. 1/3 format-patch: remove erroneous and conditionDenton Liu, Oct 11, 2019
  79. 2/3 format-patch: use enum variablesDenton Liu, Oct 11, 2019
  80. Junio C HamanoOct 12, 2019
  81. 3/3 format-patch: teach --cover-from-description optionDenton Liu, Oct 11, 2019
  82. Junio C HamanoOct 12, 2019
  83. 4/3 fixup! format-patch: teach --cover-from-description optionDenton Liu, Oct 11, 2019
  84. Junio C HamanoOct 12, 2019
  85. 0/3 format-patch: learn --cover-from-description optionDenton Liu, Oct 14, 2019
  86. 1/3 format-patch: change erroneous and conditionDenton Liu, Oct 14, 2019
  87. Junio C HamanoOct 15, 2019
  88. Denton LiuOct 15, 2019
  89. 2/3 format-patch: use enum variablesDenton Liu, Oct 14, 2019
  90. 3/3 format-patch: teach --cover-from-description optionDenton Liu, Oct 14, 2019
  91. Junio C HamanoOct 15, 2019

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