SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--attach] [--thread]
- [-s | --signoff] [--diff-options] [--start-number <n>]
+'git-format-patch' [<common diff options>] [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout]
+ [--attach] [--thread] [-s | --signoff] [--start-number <n>]
[--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
+ [--ignore-if-in-upstream]
<since>[..<until>]
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
-------
+include::diff-options.txt[]
+
-o|--output-directory <dir>::
Use <dir> to store the resulting files, instead of the
current working directory.
reply to the given Message-Id, which avoids breaking threads to
provide a new patch series.
+--ignore-if-in-upstream::
+ Do not include a patch that matches a commit in
+ <until>..<since>. This will examine all patches reachable
+ from <since> but not from <until> and compare them with the
+ patches being generated, and any patch that matches is
+ ignored.
+
--suffix=.<sfx>::
Instead of using `.patch` as the suffix for generated
filenames, use specifed suffix. A common alternative is