X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-format-patch.txt;h=c8c81e8437c5fdd4ca488e3889345c9831a66329;hb=fbfe5de5bdaaf9572c1811e3b4ddfaa35e6bb227;hp=835fb7135b9d159281ef8eb81daf699c6aeec57b;hpb=c00cf45fa35d8aaa31c479ae7502286837fc4dc6;p=git.git

diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 835fb7135..9dcafc6d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 		   [--no-thread | --thread[=<style>]]
 		   [(--attach|--inline)[=<boundary>] | --no-attach]
 		   [-s | --signoff]
+		   [--signature=<signature> | --no-signature]
 		   [-n | --numbered | -N | --no-numbered]
 		   [--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files]
 		   [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ There are two ways to specify which commits to operate on.
    that leads to the <since> to be output.
 
 2. Generic <revision range> expression (see "SPECIFYING
-   REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]) means the
+   REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7]) means the
    commits in the specified range.
 
 The first rule takes precedence in the case of a single <commit>.  To
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ OPTIONS
 include::diff-options.txt[]
 
 -<n>::
-	Limits the number of patches to prepare.
+	Prepare patches from the topmost <n> commits.
 
 -o <dir>::
 --output-directory <dir>::
@@ -180,6 +181,12 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
 	containing the shortlog and the overall diffstat.  You can
 	fill in a description in the file before sending it out.
 
+--[no]-signature=<signature>::
+	Add a signature to each message produced. Per RFC 3676 the signature
+	is separated from the body by a line with '-- ' on it. If the
+	signature option is omitted the signature defaults to the git version
+	number.
+
 --suffix=.<sfx>::
 	Instead of using `.patch` as the suffix for generated
 	filenames, use specified suffix.  A common alternative is