GIT 1.5.2

[git.git] / Documentation / git-format-patch.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 111d7c60bf1832bbfc27f8b819da77b8761236da..a33d157b970740aa7d056ebb459350de89513a8b 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
 'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--thread]
-                  [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>]]
-                  [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>] [--start-number <n>]
-                  [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
-                  [--ignore-if-in-upstream]
-                  <since>[..<until>]
+                   [--attach[=<boundary>] | --inline[=<boundary>]]
+                   [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>] [--start-number <n>]
+                   [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
+                   [--ignore-if-in-upstream]
+                   [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix]
+                   <since>[..<until>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -98,6 +99,12 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
        patches being generated, and any patch that matches is
        ignored.
 
+--subject-prefix=<Subject-Prefix>::
+       Instead of the standard '[PATCH]' prefix in the subject
+       line, instead use '[<Subject-Prefix>]'. This
+       allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be
+       combined with the --numbered option.
+
 --suffix=.<sfx>::
        Instead of using `.patch` as the suffix for generated
        filenames, use specifed suffix.  A common alternative is