[--rfc] [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix]
[(--reroll-count|-v) <n>]
[--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>]
- [--[no-]cover-letter] [--quiet] [--notes[=<ref>]]
+ [--[no-]cover-letter] [--quiet]
+ [--no-notes | --notes[=<ref>]]
+ [--interdiff=<previous>]
+ [--range-diff=<previous> [--creation-factor=<percent>]]
[--progress]
[<common diff options>]
[ <since> | <revision range> ]
containing the branch description, shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can
fill in a description in the file before sending it out.
+--interdiff=<previous>::
+ As a reviewer aid, insert an interdiff into the cover letter,
+ or as commentary of the lone patch of a 1-patch series, showing
+ the differences between the previous version of the patch series and
+ the series currently being formatted. `previous` is a single revision
+ naming the tip of the previous series which shares a common base with
+ the series being formatted (for example `git format-patch
+ --cover-letter --interdiff=feature/v1 -3 feature/v2`).
+
+--range-diff=<previous>::
+ As a reviewer aid, insert a range-diff (see linkgit:git-range-diff[1])
+ into the cover letter, or as commentary of the lone patch of a
+ 1-patch series, showing the differences between the previous
+ version of the patch series and the series currently being formatted.
+ `previous` can be a single revision naming the tip of the previous
+ series if it shares a common base with the series being formatted (for
+ example `git format-patch --cover-letter --range-diff=feature/v1 -3
+ feature/v2`), or a revision range if the two versions of the series are
+ disjoint (for example `git format-patch --cover-letter
+ --range-diff=feature/v1~3..feature/v1 -3 feature/v2`).
++
+Note that diff options passed to the command affect how the primary
+product of `format-patch` is generated, and they are not passed to
+the underlying `range-diff` machinery used to generate the cover-letter
+material (this may change in the future).
+
+--creation-factor=<percent>::
+ Used with `--range-diff`, tweak the heuristic which matches up commits
+ between the previous and current series of patches by adjusting the
+ creation/deletion cost fudge factor. See linkgit:git-range-diff[1])
+ for details.
+
--notes[=<ref>]::
+--no-notes::
Append the notes (see linkgit:git-notes[1]) for the commit
after the three-dash line.
+
keeping them as Git notes allows them to be maintained between versions
of the patch series (but see the discussion of the `notes.rewrite`
configuration options in linkgit:git-notes[1] to use this workflow).
++
+The default is `--no-notes`, unless the `format.notes` configuration is
+set.
--[no-]signature=<signature>::
Add a signature to each message produced. Per RFC 3676 the signature
"mailnews.wraplength" and set the value to 0.
3. Disable the use of format=flowed:
-Edit..Preferences..Advanced..Config Editor. Search for
-"mailnews.send_plaintext_flowed".
-Toggle it to make sure it is set to `false`.
+ Edit..Preferences..Advanced..Config Editor. Search for
+ "mailnews.send_plaintext_flowed".
+ Toggle it to make sure it is set to `false`.
After that is done, you should be able to compose email as you
otherwise would (cut + paste, 'git format-patch' | 'git imap-send', etc),
--------
* Extract commits between revisions R1 and R2, and apply them on top of
-the current branch using 'git am' to cherry-pick them:
+ the current branch using 'git am' to cherry-pick them:
+
------------
$ git format-patch -k --stdout R1..R2 | git am -3 -k
------------
* Extract all commits which are in the current branch but not in the
-origin branch:
+ origin branch:
+
------------
$ git format-patch origin
For each commit a separate file is created in the current directory.
* Extract all commits that lead to 'origin' since the inception of the
-project:
+ project:
+
------------
$ git format-patch --root origin
use it only when you know the recipient uses Git to apply your patch.
* Extract three topmost commits from the current branch and format them
-as e-mailable patches:
+ as e-mailable patches:
+
------------
$ git format-patch -3