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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc | 11 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc index bac9b818f3..36146006fa 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc @@ -282,11 +282,12 @@ e.g., `--rfc='-(WIP)'` results in "PATCH (WIP)". --from:: --from=<ident>:: - Use `ident` in the `From:` header of each commit email. If the - author ident of the commit is not textually identical to the - provided `ident`, place a `From:` header in the body of the - message with the original author. If no `ident` is given, use - the committer ident. + Use `ident` in the `From:` header of each email. In case of a + commit email, if the author ident of the commit is not textually + identical to the provided `ident`, place a `From:` header in the + body of the message with the original author. If no `ident` is + given, or if the option is not passed at all, use the ident of + the current committer. + Note that this option is only useful if you are actually sending the emails and want to identify yourself as the sender, but retain the |