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[verse]
'git format-patch' [-k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--thread]
- [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>]]
+ [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>] |
+ [--no-attach]]
[-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>]
[-n | --numbered | -N | --no-numbered]
[--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files]
which is the commit message and the patch itself in the
second part, with "Content-Disposition: attachment".
+--no-attach::
+ Disable the creation of an attachment, overriding the
+ configuration setting.
+
--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::
+--thread[=<style>]::
Add In-Reply-To and References headers to make the second and
subsequent mails appear as replies to the first. Also generates
the Message-Id header to reference.
++
+The optional <style> argument can be either `shallow` or `deep`.
+'Shallow' threading makes every mail a reply to the head of the
+series, where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the
+`\--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order. 'Deep'
+threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one. If not
+specified, defaults to the 'format.thread' configuration, or `shallow`
+if that is not set.
--in-reply-to=Message-Id::
Make the first mail (or all the mails with --no-thread) appear as a
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You can specify extra mail header lines to be added to each message
in the repository configuration, new defaults for the subject prefix
-and file suffix, and number patches when outputting more than one.
+and file suffix, control attachements, and number patches when outputting
+more than one.
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[format]
suffix = .txt
numbered = auto
cc = <email>
+ attach [ = mime-boundary-string ]
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