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| author | Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> | 2011-04-15 02:32:55 (GMT) |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2011-04-15 20:28:03 (GMT) |
| commit | 967ab8efd7f294c05b57db600c4e548d7c4f8b2f (patch) | |
| tree | d7854a99c4b5be2c93c2fd5ffa1bf5401fe25b79 /Documentation/git-format-patch.txt | |
| parent | dc53151f02ce05f21641895f08808ff7caa9854f (diff) | |
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Documentation: publicize KMail hints for sending patches inline
These hints are in git's private SubmittingPatches document but a
wider audience might be interested. Move them to the "git
format-patch" manpage.
I'm not sure what gotchas these hints are meant to work around.
They might be completely false.
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index 627f381..04e0f02 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -415,6 +415,22 @@ There is a script in contrib/thunderbird-patch-inline which can help you include patches with Thunderbird in an easy way. To use it, do the steps above and then use the script as the external editor. +KMail +~~~~~ +This should help you to submit patches inline using KMail. + +1. Prepare the patch as a text file. + +2. Click on New Mail. + +3. Go under "Options" in the Composer window and be sure that + "Word wrap" is not set. + +4. Use Message -> Insert file... and insert the patch. + +5. Back in the compose window: add whatever other text you wish to the + message, complete the addressing and subject fields, and press send. + EXAMPLES -------- |