Re: [PATCH] have merge put FETCH_HEAD data in commit message

"Michael S. Tsirkin" [off-list ref] writes:

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3. if I want to have some text coming *before* the commit
   message ignored, there's no way to do this
4. there's no way to override the subject from within the message
   (like there is with author/From line)

How about this?

Looks good. What about 3?

When e-mailed message has garbage at the beginning (e.g. "Hi!"),
git users can either run "commit --amend" immiediately after
"git am", or edit the mbox with editor before running
"applymbox", so the need has not been felt much us, and that is
the primary reason why it is not there.  Additionally we do not
think it is particularly a good practice to have "cover letters"
at the top (cf. $gmane/5418), so it was never high priority for
us to add that feature to encourage such a practice.

Having said that, on top of the recent work by Don Zickus on
mailinfo, you _could_ add support for scissors "^-- >8 --$" if
you want.

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Also check t5100 and its sample mailbox,
especially the "third patch" from A U Thor, which I forwarded
with the subject "another patch".

It's funny ... but what should I look at there, specifically?

It is an example that you can override Subject: (#4 above).