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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc index 55cc680685..c52dbcc170 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc @@ -326,8 +326,10 @@ feeding the result to `git send-email`. --commit-list-format=<format-spec>:: Specify the format in which to generate the commit list of the patch series. The accepted values for format-spec are `shortlog`, `modern` or a - format string prefixed with `log:`. + format-string prefixed with `log:`. e.g. `log: %s (%an)` + The user is allowed to drop the prefix if the format-string contains a + `%<placeholder>`. If not given, defaults to the `format.commitListFormat` configuration variable. This option implies the use of `--cover-letter` unless |