--------
[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]
REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]) means the
commits in the specified range.
-A single commit, when interpreted as a <revision range>
-expression, means "everything that leads to that commit", but
-if you write 'git format-patch <commit>', the previous rule
-applies to that command line and you do not get "everything
-since the beginning of the time". If you want to format
-everything since project inception to one commit, say "git
-format-patch \--root <commit>" to make it clear that it is the
-latter case. If you want to format a single commit, you can do
-this with "git format-patch -1 <commit>".
+The first rule takes precedence in the case of a single <commit>. To
+apply the second rule, i.e., format everything since the beginning of
+history up until <commit>, use the '\--root' option: "git format-patch
+\--root <commit>". If you want to format only <commit> itself, you
+can do this with "git format-patch -1 <commit>".
By default, each output file is numbered sequentially from 1, and uses the
first line of the commit message (massaged for pathname safety) as
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
Add a "Cc:" header to the email headers. This is in addition
to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times.
+--add-header=<header>::
+ Add an arbitrary header to the email headers. This is in addition
+ to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times.
+ For example, --add-header="Organization: git-foo"
+
--cover-letter::
In addition to the patches, generate a cover letter file
containing the shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can
applied. By default the contents of changes in those files are
encoded in the patch.
+--root::
+ Treat the revision argument as a <revision range>, even if it
+ is just a single commit (that would normally be treated as a
+ <since>). Note that root commits included in the specified
+ range are always formatted as creation patches, independently
+ of this flag.
+
CONFIGURATION
-------------
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 ]
+ signoff = true
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