Merge branch 'sv/objfixes'
[gitweb.git] / Documentation / git-format-patch.txt
index 111d7c60bf1832bbfc27f8b819da77b8761236da..363edb0fcfd140188507baa93cd2be9b6923d00a 100644 (file)
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--thread]
-                  [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>]]
-                  [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>] [--start-number <n>]
-                  [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
-                  [--ignore-if-in-upstream]
-                  <since>[..<until>]
+                   [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>]]
+                   [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>]
+                   [--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files]
+                   [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
+                   [--ignore-if-in-upstream]
+                   [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix]
+                   <since>[..<until>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -29,9 +31,11 @@ gitlink:git-rev-parse[1].
 The output of this command is convenient for e-mail submission or
 for use with gitlink:git-am[1].
 
-Each output file is numbered sequentially from 1, and uses the
+By default, each output file is numbered sequentially from 1, and uses the
 first line of the commit message (massaged for pathname safety) as
-the filename. The names of the output files are printed to standard
+the filename. With the --numbered-files option, the output file names
+will only be numbers, without the first line of the commit appended.
+The names of the output files are printed to standard
 output, unless the --stdout option is specified.
 
 If -o is specified, output files are created in <dir>.  Otherwise
@@ -59,6 +63,11 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
 --start-number <n>::
        Start numbering the patches at <n> instead of 1.
 
+--numbered-files::
+       Output file names will be a simple number sequence
+       without the default first line of the commit appended.
+       Mutually exclusive with the --stdout option.
+
 -k|--keep-subject::
        Do not strip/add '[PATCH]' from the first line of the
        commit log message.
@@ -98,6 +107,12 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
        patches being generated, and any patch that matches is
        ignored.
 
+--subject-prefix=<Subject-Prefix>::
+       Instead of the standard '[PATCH]' prefix in the subject
+       line, instead use '[<Subject-Prefix>]'. This
+       allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be
+       combined with the --numbered option.
+
 --suffix=.<sfx>::
        Instead of using `.patch` as the suffix for generated
        filenames, use specifed suffix.  A common alternative is