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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-format-patch.txt')
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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 5eddca92c4..4a43c64bb8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] the Message-Id header to reference. + The optional <style> argument can be either `shallow` or `deep`. -'Shallow' threading makes every mail a reply to the head of the +'shallow' threading makes every mail a reply to the head of the series, where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the -`\--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order. 'Deep' +`\--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order. 'deep' threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one. If not specified, defaults to the 'format.thread' configuration, or `shallow` if that is not set. |