# [PATCH] doc: trivial typo in git-format-patch.txt

3 messages from 2017-04-17 to 2017-04-18. Participants: Giuseppe Bilotta, Jonathan Nieder, Jacob Keller.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/45725

## Giuseppe Bilotta, 2017-04-17 22:32

Subject: [PATCH] doc: trivial typo in git-format-patch.txt
Message-ID: <20170417223253.2934-1-giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20170417223253.2934-1-giuseppe.bilotta%40gmail.com

```
Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Bilotta <giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index f7a069bb92..c890328b02 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ series A, B, C, the history would be like:
 ................................................
 
 With `git format-patch --base=P -3 C` (or variants thereof, e.g. with
-`--cover-letter` of using `Z..C` instead of `-3 C` to specify the
+`--cover-letter` or using `Z..C` instead of `-3 C` to specify the
 range), the base tree information block is shown at the end of the
 first message the command outputs (either the first patch, or the
 cover letter), like this:
-- 
2.12.2.819.gfd8aacebd5


```

## Jonathan Nieder, 2017-04-18 00:15

Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: trivial typo in git-format-patch.txt
Message-ID: <20170418001556.GC8486@aiede.mtv.corp.google.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20170418001556.GC8486%40aiede.mtv.corp.google.com
In-Reply-To: <20170417223253.2934-1-giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com>

```
Giuseppe Bilotta wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Bilotta <giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

It took me a while to see the typo.  It's s/of/or/.  Good eyes.

Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>

```

## Jacob Keller, 2017-04-18 00:48

Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: trivial typo in git-format-patch.txt
Message-ID: <CA+P7+xqiMC-_wsTc7J+2ebAze6T-YXqm9UzdPKOkZJa=643=GA@mail.gmail.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CA%2BP7%2BxqiMC-_wsTc7J%2B2ebAze6T-YXqm9UzdPKOkZJa%3D643%3DGA%40mail.gmail.com
In-Reply-To: <20170417223253.2934-1-giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com>

```
On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 3:32 PM, Giuseppe Bilotta
<giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com> wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Bilotta <giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
> index f7a069bb92..c890328b02 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
> @@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ series A, B, C, the history would be like:
>  ................................................
>
>  With `git format-patch --base=P -3 C` (or variants thereof, e.g. with
> -`--cover-letter` of using `Z..C` instead of `-3 C` to specify the
> +`--cover-letter` or using `Z..C` instead of `-3 C` to specify the

Makes sense. The wording is now "if you use either cover-letter or you
use Z..C instead of -3 C ..."

Thanks,
Jake

>  range), the base tree information block is shown at the end of the
>  first message the command outputs (either the first patch, or the
>  cover letter), like this:
> --
> 2.12.2.819.gfd8aacebd5
>

```
