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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2016-08-25 13:55:05 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2016-08-25 13:55:06 -0700 |
| commit | a1f0b4e286a81898b70628c5df85bebec653deab (patch) | |
| tree | 91e6cb19e7506b1fd7c61e65dfb8e4b86f96cc57 | |
| parent | 41a616dadaf2a7445ea7c3f5d77a20337af4de90 (diff) | |
| parent | 175d38ca231d0dd9cca3bbebae40f797346a850d (diff) | |
| download | git-a1f0b4e286a81898b70628c5df85bebec653deab.tar.gz | |
Merge branch 'hv/doc-commit-reference-style'
A small doc update.
* hv/doc-commit-reference-style:
SubmittingPatches: document how to reference previous commits
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 5 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index e8ad978824..500230c054 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ its behaviour. Try to make sure your explanation can be understood without external resources. Instead of giving a URL to a mailing list archive, summarize the relevant points of the discussion. +If you want to reference a previous commit in the history of a stable +branch use the format "abbreviated sha1 (subject, date)". So for example +like this: "Commit f86a374 (pack-bitmap.c: fix a memleak, 2015-03-30) +noticed [...]". + (3) Generate your patch using Git tools out of your commits. |