# git format-patch

2 messages from 2009-06-17 to 2009-06-18. Participants: Frank Li, Markus Heidelberg.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/19841

## Frank Li, 2009-06-17 14:03

Subject: git format-patch
Message-ID: <1976ea660906170703k1f17301gcbae4a8bc8805014@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1976ea660906170703k1f17301gcbae4a8bc8805014%40mail.gmail.com

```
git format-patch -4
only 3 patchs is created

git format-patch -5
4 patchs is created

I remember old git version -<n>, n patchs is created.

Does it expected?

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## Markus Heidelberg, 2009-06-18 09:57

Subject: Re: git format-patch
Message-ID: <200906181157.29032.markus.heidelberg@web.de>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200906181157.29032.markus.heidelberg%40web.de
In-Reply-To: <1976ea660906170703k1f17301gcbae4a8bc8805014@mail.gmail.com>

```
Frank Li, 17.06.2009:
> git format-patch -4
> only 3 patchs is created
> 
> git format-patch -5
> 4 patchs is created
> 
> I remember old git version -<n>, n patchs is created.

Is one of the last 4 commits a merge commit?

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