Documentation/git-parse-remote.txt: we deal with config vars as well

diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 4ca0014dac64729bee11b6a37bd730b538b2e5ee..23acb47528fc2e3beafe4d85a26152cb718b3e72 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ git-format-patch - Prepare patches for e-mail submission
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--attach]
+'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--attach] [--thread]
                   [-s | --signoff] [--diff-options] [--start-number <n>]
+                  [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
                   <since>[..<until>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ they are created in the current working directory.
 If -n is specified, instead of "[PATCH] Subject", the first line
 is formatted as "[PATCH n/m] Subject".
 
+If given --thread, git-format-patch will generate In-Reply-To and
+References headers to make the second and subsequent patch mails appear
+as replies to the first mail; this also generates a Message-Id header to
+reference.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
@@ -63,6 +68,25 @@ OPTIONS
 --attach::
        Create attachments instead of inlining patches.
 
+--thread::
+       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.
+
+--in-reply-to=Message-Id::
+       Make the first mail (or all the mails with --no-thread) appear as a
+       reply to the given Message-Id, which avoids breaking threads to
+       provide a new patch series.
+
+--suffix=.<sfx>::
+       Instead of using `.txt` as the suffix for generated
+       filenames, use specifed suffix.  A common alternative is
+       `--suffix=.patch`.
++
+Note that you would need to include the leading dot `.` if you
+want a filename like `0001-description-of-my-change.patch`, and
+the first letter does not have to be a dot.  Leaving it empty would
+not add any suffix.
 
 CONFIGURATION
 -------------
@@ -72,6 +96,11 @@ message in the repository configuration as follows:
 [format]
         headers = "Organization: git-foo\n"
 
+You can specify default suffix used:
+
+[format]
+        suffix = .patch
+
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------