Merge branch 'nd/fix-sparse-checkout'

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 9674f9de67b18880b51382caf4c06d85778284b8..4b3f5ba5358da469feff4e861e69717f16e81d21 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ 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>]
                   [--ignore-if-in-upstream]
                   [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix]
-                  [--cc=<email>]
+                  [--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>]
                   [--cover-letter]
                   [<common diff options>]
                   [ <since> | <revision range> ]
@@ -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[1]) means the
    commits in the specified range.
 
 The first rule takes precedence in the case of a single <commit>.  To
@@ -162,6 +163,10 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
        allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be
        combined with the `--numbered` option.
 
+--to=<email>::
+       Add a `To:` header to the email headers. This is in addition
+       to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times.
+
 --cc=<email>::
        Add a `Cc:` header to the email headers. This is in addition
        to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times.
@@ -176,6 +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
@@ -202,8 +213,8 @@ CONFIGURATION
 -------------
 You can specify extra mail header lines to be added to each message,
 defaults for the subject prefix and file suffix, number patches when
-outputting more than one patch, add "Cc:" headers, configure attachments,
-and sign off patches with configuration variables.
+outputting more than one patch, add "To" or "Cc:" headers, configure
+attachments, and sign off patches with configuration variables.
 
 ------------
 [format]
@@ -211,6 +222,7 @@ and sign off patches with configuration variables.
        subjectprefix = CHANGE
        suffix = .txt
        numbered = auto
+       to = <email>
        cc = <email>
        attach [ = mime-boundary-string ]
        signoff = true