SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--attach] [--thread]
- [-s | --signoff] [--diff-options] [--start-number <n>]
- [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
- [--ignore-if-in-upstream]
- <since>[..<until>]
+'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]
+ [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix]
+ <since>[..<until>]
DESCRIPTION
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OPTIONS
-------
+include::diff-options.txt[]
+
+-<n>::
+ Limits the number of patches to prepare.
+
-o|--output-directory <dir>::
Use <dir> to store the resulting files, instead of the
current working directory.
Print all commits to the standard output in mbox format,
instead of creating a file for each one.
---attach::
- Create attachments instead of inlining patches.
+--attach[=<boundary>]::
+ Create multipart/mixed attachment, the first part of
+ which is the commit message and the patch itself in the
+ second part, with "Content-Disposition: attachment".
+
+--inline[=<boundary>]::
+ Create multipart/mixed attachment, the first part of
+ which is the commit message and the patch itself in the
+ second part, with "Content-Disposition: inline".
--thread::
Add In-Reply-To and References headers to make the second and
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