format-patch: support deep threading

[git.git] / Documentation / config.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index f5152c5038b49ab5ebe3804e8e9b314d4a752690..300ab25dcf61569d3649a279fabad05e78795421 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -677,6 +677,16 @@ format.pretty::
        See linkgit:git-log[1], linkgit:git-show[1],
        linkgit:git-whatchanged[1].
 
+format.thread::
+       The default threading style for 'git-format-patch'.  Can be
+       either a boolean value, `shallow` or `deep`.  'Shallow'
+       threading makes every mail a reply to the head of the series,
+       where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the
+       `\--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order.
+       'Deep' threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one.
+       A true boolean value is the same as `shallow`, and a false
+       value disables threading.
+
 gc.aggressiveWindow::
        The window size parameter used in the delta compression
        algorithm used by 'git-gc --aggressive'.  This defaults