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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index dfcc7da4c2..b1c13fb39a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ To omit patch numbers from the subject, use `-N`. If given `--thread`, `git-format-patch` will generate `In-Reply-To` and `References` headers to make the second and subsequent patch mails appear -as replies to the first mail; this also generates a `Message-Id` header to +as replies to the first mail; this also generates a `Message-ID` header to reference. OPTIONS @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] --no-thread:: Controls addition of `In-Reply-To` and `References` headers to make the second and subsequent mails appear as replies to the - first. Also controls generation of the `Message-Id` header to + first. Also controls generation of the `Message-ID` header to reference. + The optional <style> argument can be either `shallow` or `deep`. @@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ series, where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one. + The default is `--no-thread`, unless the `format.thread` configuration -is set. If `--thread` is specified without a style, it defaults to the -style specified by `format.thread` if any, or else `shallow`. +is set. `--thread` without an argument is equivalent to `--thread=shallow`. + Beware that the default for 'git send-email' is to thread emails itself. If you want `git format-patch` to take care of threading, you |