<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>\r
<div class="sectionbody">\r
<div class="verseblock">\r
-<div class="content"><em>git-format-patch</em> [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--attach]\r
+<div class="content"><em>git-format-patch</em> [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--attach] [--thread]\r
[-s | --signoff] [--diff-options] [--start-number <n>]\r
+ [--in-reply-to=Message-Id]\r
<since>[..<until>]</div></div>\r
</div>\r
<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>\r
they are created in the current working directory.</p>\r
<p>If -n is specified, instead of "[PATCH] Subject", the first line\r
is formatted as "[PATCH n/m] Subject".</p>\r
+<p>If given --thread, git-format-patch will generate In-Reply-To and\r
+References headers to make the second and subsequent patch mails appear\r
+as replies to the first mail; this also generates a Message-Id header to\r
+reference.</p>\r
</div>\r
<h2>OPTIONS</h2>\r
<div class="sectionbody">\r
Create attachments instead of inlining patches.\r
</p>\r
</dd>\r
+<dt>\r
+--thread\r
+</dt>\r
+<dd>\r
+<p>\r
+ Add In-Reply-To and References headers to make the second and\r
+ subsequent mails appear as replies to the first. Also generates\r
+ the Message-Id header to reference.\r
+</p>\r
+</dd>\r
+<dt>\r
+--in-reply-to=Message-Id\r
+</dt>\r
+<dd>\r
+<p>\r
+ Make the first mail (or all the mails with --no-thread) appear as a\r
+ reply to the given Message-Id, which avoids breaking threads to\r
+ provide a new patch series.\r
+</p>\r
+</dd>\r
</dl>\r
</div>\r
<h2>CONFIGURATION</h2>\r
</div>\r
<div id="footer">\r
<div id="footer-text">\r
-Last updated 15-Jul-2006 01:37:46 UTC\r
+Last updated 25-Jul-2006 22:23:03 UTC\r
</div>\r
</div>\r
</body>\r
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--attach]
+'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--attach] [--thread]
[-s | --signoff] [--diff-options] [--start-number <n>]
+ [--in-reply-to=Message-Id]
<since>[..<until>]
DESCRIPTION
If -n is specified, instead of "[PATCH] Subject", the first line
is formatted as "[PATCH n/m] Subject".
+If given --thread, git-format-patch will generate In-Reply-To and
+References headers to make the second and subsequent patch mails appear
+as replies to the first mail; this also generates a Message-Id header to
+reference.
OPTIONS
-------
--attach::
Create attachments instead of inlining patches.
+--thread::
+ Add In-Reply-To and References headers to make the second and
+ subsequent mails appear as replies to the first. Also generates
+ the Message-Id header to reference.
+
+--in-reply-to=Message-Id::
+ Make the first mail (or all the mails with --no-thread) appear as a
+ reply to the given Message-Id, which avoids breaking threads to
+ provide a new patch series.
CONFIGURATION
-------------