Re: [PATCH 2/3] Doc: add more detail for git-format-patch

2019-08-20 Thread Junio C Hamano
Denton Liu writes: > Next, while we're at it, surround option arguments with <>. > ... > [--start-number ] [--numbered-files] > -[--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.] > +[--in-reply-to=] [--suffix=.] > [--ignore-if-in-upstream] >

Re: [PATCH 2/3] Doc: add more detail for git-format-patch

2019-08-19 Thread Denton Liu
On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 01:09:04PM -0400, Eric Sunshine wrote: > On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 10:37 PM Denton Liu wrote: > > In git-format-patch.txt, we were missing some key user information. > > First of all, using the `--to` and `--cc` options don't override > > `format.to` and `format.cc` variables

Re: [PATCH 2/3] Doc: add more detail for git-format-patch

2019-08-19 Thread Eric Sunshine
On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 10:37 PM Denton Liu wrote: > In git-format-patch.txt, we were missing some key user information. > First of all, using the `--to` and `--cc` options don't override > `format.to` and `format.cc` variables, respectively. They add on to each > other. Document this. > > In addi

[PATCH 2/3] Doc: add more detail for git-format-patch

2019-08-18 Thread Denton Liu
In git-format-patch.txt, we were missing some key user information. First of all, using the `--to` and `--cc` options don't override `format.to` and `format.cc` variables, respectively. They add on to each other. Document this. In addition, document the special value of `--base=auto`. Next, while