Merge branch 'jk/create-branch-remove-unused-param'
[gitweb.git] / Documentation / git-format-patch.txt
index 9624c84a658c13758cd3b9de55f47d1e89f7b15d..9b200b379bbc980f37033c68342a287637750583 100644 (file)
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
                   [--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files]
                   [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
                   [--ignore-if-in-upstream]
-                  [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix] [(--reroll-count|-v) <n>]
+                  [--rfc] [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix]
+                  [(--reroll-count|-v) <n>]
                   [--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>]
                   [--[no-]cover-letter] [--quiet] [--notes[=<ref>]]
                   [<common diff options>]
@@ -172,6 +173,11 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
        allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be
        combined with the `--numbered` option.
 
+--rfc::
+       Alias for `--subject-prefix="RFC PATCH"`. RFC means "Request For
+       Comments"; use this when sending an experimental patch for
+       discussion rather than application.
+
 -v <n>::
 --reroll-count=<n>::
        Mark the series as the <n>-th iteration of the topic. The