[PATCH v18 1/3] doc: git-format-patch: describe the option --always
From: 徐沛文 (Aleen) via GitGitGadget <hidden>
Date: 2021-12-08 05:05:58
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documentation, the rest · Maintainers:
Jonathan Corbet, Linus Torvalds
From: =?UTF-8?q?=E5=BE=90=E6=B2=9B=E6=96=87=20=28Aleen=29?= [off-list ref] This commit has described how to use '--always' option in the command 'git-format-patch' to include patches for commits that emit no changes. Signed-off-by: 徐沛文 (Aleen) <redacted> --- Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 113eabc107c..be797d7a28f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [-n | --numbered | -N | --no-numbered] [--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files] [--in-reply-to=<message id>] [--suffix=.<sfx>] - [--ignore-if-in-upstream] + [--ignore-if-in-upstream] [--always] [--cover-from-description=<mode>] [--rfc] [--subject-prefix=<subject prefix>] [(--reroll-count|-v) <n>]
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`. patches being generated, and any patch that matches is ignored. +--always:: + Include patches for commits that do not introduce any change, + which are omitted by default. + --cover-from-description=<mode>:: Controls which parts of the cover letter will be automatically populated using the branch's description.
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