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

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index a9120a8779ce8c4a9e2fda781add92eaec60d055..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