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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config/format.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | 8 |
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config/format.txt b/Documentation/config/format.txt index c2efd8758a..7f6d11b5d5 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/format.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/format.txt @@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ format.outputDirectory:: Set a custom directory to store the resulting files instead of the current working directory. All directory components will be created. +format.filenameMaxLength:: + The maximum length of the output filenames generated by the + `format-patch` command; defaults to 64. Can be overridden + by the `--filename-max-length=<n>` command line option. + format.useAutoBase:: A boolean value which lets you enable the `--base=auto` option of format-patch by default. Can also be set to "whenAble" to allow diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 0f81d0437b..3347702b71 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ SYNOPSIS [--no-notes | --notes[=<ref>]] [--interdiff=<previous>] [--range-diff=<previous> [--creation-factor=<percent>]] + [--filename-max-length=<n>] [--progress] [<common diff options>] [ <since> | <revision range> ] @@ -200,6 +201,13 @@ populated with placeholder text. allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be combined with the `--numbered` option. +--filename-max-length=<n>:: + Instead of the standard 64 bytes, chomp the generated output + filenames at around '<n>' bytes (too short a value will be + silently raised to a reasonable length). Defaults to the + value of the `format.filenameMaxLength` configuration + variable, or 64 if unconfigured. + --rfc:: Alias for `--subject-prefix="RFC PATCH"`. RFC means "Request For Comments"; use this when sending an experimental patch for |