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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc index a8b53db9a6..9a7807ca71 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc @@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ header). Note also that `git send-email` already handles this transformation for you, and this option should not be used if you are feeding the result to `git send-email`. ---[no-]force-in-body-from:: +--force-in-body-from:: +--no-force-in-body-from:: With the e-mail sender specified via the `--from` option, by default, an in-body "From:" to identify the real author of the commit is added at the top of the commit log message if @@ -314,7 +315,8 @@ feeding the result to `git send-email`. `Cc:`, and custom) headers added so far from config or command line. ---[no-]cover-letter:: +--cover-letter:: +--no-cover-letter:: In addition to the patches, generate a cover letter file containing the branch description, shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can fill in a description in the file before sending it out. @@ -379,7 +381,8 @@ configuration options in linkgit:git-notes[1] to use this workflow). The default is `--no-notes`, unless the `format.notes` configuration is set. ---[no-]signature=<signature>:: +--signature=<signature>:: +--no-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 @@ -411,7 +414,8 @@ you can use `--suffix=-patch` to get `0001-description-of-my-change-patch`. Output an all-zero hash in each patch's From header instead of the hash of the commit. ---[no-]base[=<commit>]:: +--no-base:: +--base[=<commit>]:: Record the base tree information to identify the state the patch series applies to. See the BASE TREE INFORMATION section below for details. If <commit> is "auto", a base commit is @@ -587,13 +591,19 @@ an external editor to keep Thunderbird from mangling the patches. Approach #1 (add-on) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Install the Toggle Word Wrap add-on that is available from -https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/toggle-word-wrap/ -It adds a menu entry "Enable Word Wrap" in the composer's "Options" menu +Install the Toggle Line Wrap add-on that is available from +https://addons.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/addon/toggle-line-wrap +It adds a button "Line Wrap" to the composer's toolbar that you can tick off. Now you can compose the message as you otherwise do (cut + paste, 'git format-patch' | 'git imap-send', etc), but you have to insert line breaks manually in any text that you type. +As a bonus feature, the add-on can detect patch text in the composer +and warns when line wrapping has not yet been turned off. + +The add-on requires a few tweaks of the advanced configuration +(about:config). These are listed on the download page. + Approach #2 (configuration) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Three steps: |