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| author | Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org> | 2015-09-14 14:10:53 (GMT) |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2015-09-14 19:50:33 (GMT) |
| commit | 561d2b7934caaa5e0917979da82ca59b17a4e5f9 (patch) | |
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doc: show usage of branch description
The branch description will be included in 'git format-patch
--cover-letter' and in 'git pull-request' emails. It can also
be used in the automatic merge message. Tell the reader.
While here, clarify that the description may be a multi-line
explanation of the purpose of the branch's patch series.
Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-request-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-request-pull.txt index 283577b..c32cb0b 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-request-pull.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-request-pull.txt @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- Generate a request asking your upstream project to pull changes into -their tree. The request, printed to the standard output, summarizes +their tree. The request, printed to the standard output, +begins with the branch description, summarizes the changes and indicates from where they can be pulled. The upstream project is expected to have the commit named by |