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authorPhilip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>2012-10-21 22:34:07 +0100
committerJeff King <peff@peff.net>2012-10-25 06:15:56 -0400
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Doc SubmittingPatches: Mention --notes option after "cover letter"
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>
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@@ -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"
-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