[verse]
'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--thread]
[--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>]]
- [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>] [--start-number <n>]
+ [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>]
+ [--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files]
[--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
[--ignore-if-in-upstream]
[--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix]
The output of this command is convenient for e-mail submission or
for use with gitlink:git-am[1].
-Each output file is numbered sequentially from 1, and uses the
+By default, each output file is numbered sequentially from 1, and uses the
first line of the commit message (massaged for pathname safety) as
-the filename. The names of the output files are printed to standard
+the filename. With the --numbered-files option, the output file names
+will only be numbers, without the first line of the commit appended.
+The names of the output files are printed to standard
output, unless the --stdout option is specified.
If -o is specified, output files are created in <dir>. Otherwise
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include::diff-options.txt[]
+-<n>::
+ Limits the number of patches to prepare.
+
-o|--output-directory <dir>::
Use <dir> to store the resulting files, instead of the
current working directory.
--start-number <n>::
Start numbering the patches at <n> instead of 1.
+--numbered-files::
+ Output file names will be a simple number sequence
+ without the default first line of the commit appended.
+ Mutually exclusive with the --stdout option.
+
-k|--keep-subject::
Do not strip/add '[PATCH]' from the first line of the
commit log message.
CONFIGURATION
-------------
You can specify extra mail header lines to be added to each
-message in the repository configuration. Also you can specify
-the default suffix different from the built-in one:
+message in the repository configuration. You can also specify
+new defaults for the subject prefix and file suffix.
------------
[format]
headers = "Organization: git-foo\n"
+ subjectprefix = CHANGE
suffix = .txt
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GIT
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Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
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