format-patch: add '--base' option to record base tree info

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 5f3647ea319b59db31e91af8d538a2ec886d98e8..adc940bf7591069c74c9b47aa5e5686e0438d606 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ unreleased) version of Git, that is available from the 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
+* link:v2.8.0/git.html[documentation for release 2.8]
+
+* release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/2.8.0.txt[2.8].
+
 * link:v2.7.3/git.html[documentation for release 2.7.3]
 
 * release notes for
@@ -1069,11 +1074,6 @@ of clones and fetches.
        cloning of shallow repositories.
        See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
 
-'GIT_TRACE_EXCLUDE'::
-       Enables trace messages that can help debugging .gitignore
-       processing. See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output
-       options.
-
 'GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS'::
        Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
        pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example,