Autogenerated HTML docs for v1.8.0-197-g5a907
diff --git a/user-manual.txt b/user-manual.txt index 85651b5..1b377dc 100644 --- a/user-manual.txt +++ b/user-manual.txt
@@ -1787,6 +1787,13 @@ will produce a numbered series of files in the current directory, one for each patch in the current branch but not in origin/HEAD. +`git format-patch` can include an initial "cover letter". You can insert +commentary on individual patches after the three dash line which +`format-patch` places after the commit message but before the patch +itself. If you use `git notes` to track your cover letter material, +`git format-patch --notes` will include the commit's notes in a similar +manner. + You can then import these into your mail client and send them by hand. However, if you have a lot to send at once, you may prefer to use the linkgit:git-send-email[1] script to automate the process.
