Doc SubmittingPatches: Mention --notes option after "cover letter"
authorPhilip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:34:07 +0000 (22:34 +0100)
committerJeff King <peff@peff.net>
Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:15:56 +0000 (06:15 -0400)
The git format-patch --notes option can now insert the commit notes
after the three dashes. Mention this after the regular cover letter
guidance for submitting patches.

Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 0dbf2c9843dd3eed014d788892c8719036287308..3d8b2fe4d18875f8505b91850dd33ec79b122076 100644 (file)
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ message starts, you can put a "From: " line to name that person.
 
 You often want to add additional explanation about the patch,
 other than the commit message itself.  Place such "cover letter"
 
 You often want to add additional explanation about the patch,
 other than the commit message itself.  Place such "cover letter"
-material between the three dash lines and the diffstat.
+material between the three dash lines and the diffstat. Git-notes
+can also be inserted using the `--notes` option.
 
 Do not attach the patch as a MIME attachment, compressed or not.
 Do not let your e-mail client send quoted-printable.  Do not let
 
 Do not attach the patch as a MIME attachment, compressed or not.
 Do not let your e-mail client send quoted-printable.  Do not let