Re: [PATCH] git-format-patch: add --no-binary to omit binary changes in the patch.
From: Jonas Fonseca <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:44:35
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 7:47 PM, Caio Marcelo de Oliveira Filho [off-list ref] wrote:
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index b5207b7..81c930a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] Instead of using `.patch` as the suffix for generated filenames, use specified suffix. A common alternative is `--suffix=.txt`. + +--no-binary:: + Don't output contents of changes in binary files, just take note + that they differ. Note that this disable the patch to be properly + applied. By default the contents of changes in those files are + encoded in the patch. + Note that you would need to include the leading dot `.` if you want a filename like `0001-description-of-my-change.patch`, anddiff --git a/builtin-log.c b/builtin-log.c
The '+' on the start of a line means continue last list item. In other words, your update to the manpage will result in the --no-binary option having a second paragraph that was really intended for the --suffix option. -- Jonas Fonseca