From f491239170cb1463c7c3cd970862d6de636ba787 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt McCutchen Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:37:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] git format-patch documentation: clarify what --cover-letter does Signed-off-by: Matt McCutchen Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 010d9e432..adb4ea7b1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ include::diff-options.txt[] to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times. --cover-letter:: - Generate a cover letter template. You still have to fill in - a description, but the shortlog and the diffstat will be - generated for you. + In addition to the patches, generate a cover letter file + containing the shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can + fill in a description in the file before sending it out. --suffix=.:: Instead of using `.patch` as the suffix for generated -- 2.30.2