Autogenerated HTML docs for v1.5.0-rc1-g556b 
diff --git a/git-format-patch.txt b/git-format-patch.txt index 67425dc..23acb47 100644 --- a/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/git-format-patch.txt 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@  [verse]  'git-format-patch' [-n | -k] [-o <dir> | --stdout] [--attach] [--thread]  [-s | --signoff] [--diff-options] [--start-number <n>] - [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] + [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]  <since>[..<until>]    DESCRIPTION @@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ 	reply to the given Message-Id, which avoids breaking threads to 	provide a new patch series.   +--suffix=.<sfx>:: +	Instead of using `.txt` as the suffix for generated +	filenames, use specifed suffix. A common alternative is +	`--suffix=.patch`. ++ +Note that you would need to include the leading dot `.` if you +want a filename like `0001-description-of-my-change.patch`, and +the first letter does not have to be a dot. Leaving it empty would +not add any suffix. +  CONFIGURATION  -------------  You can specify extra mail header lines to be added to each @@ -86,6 +96,11 @@  [format]  headers = "Organization: git-foo\n"   +You can specify default suffix used: + +[format] + suffix = .patch +    EXAMPLES  --------