From 76323c67b7729076e4f905f6d227329a47e6443f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Oakley Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:34:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] 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 Signed-off-by: Jeff King --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 0dbf2c9843..3d8b2fe4d1 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -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 -- 2.11.4.GIT