format-patch (doc): clarify --base=auto
commit203eb8381a3351ce4d92456f5f9a6d21ea1d2f6f
authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Sat, 23 Oct 2021 21:01:33 +0000 (23 14:01 -0700)
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Sat, 23 Oct 2021 21:33:20 +0000 (23 14:33 -0700)
treed98b9ed1fa2499a120ee1d6bb8c2893ef8278703
parentaf6d1d602a8f64164b266364339c4e936d5bbc33
format-patch (doc): clarify --base=auto

What --base=auto tells format-patch is to compute the base commit
itself, using the tracking information.  It does not make anything
track anything.

Tighten the phrasing so that it won't be copied and pasted to other
places.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Documentation/git-format-patch.txt