From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.4 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 865201FD99 for ; Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:05:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753902AbcHZRFs (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:05:48 -0400 Received: from mx1.2b3w.ch ([92.42.186.250]:51135 "EHLO mx1.2b3w.ch" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753419AbcHZRFr (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:05:47 -0400 Received: from mx1.2b3w.ch (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx1.2b3w.ch (Postfix) with ESMTP id E48BFC3444; Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:59:25 +0200 (CEST) Received: from drbeat.li (215-243-153-5.dyn.cable.fcom.ch [5.153.243.215]) by mx1.2b3w.ch (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id C8E37C343E; Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:59:25 +0200 (CEST) Received: by drbeat.li (Postfix, from userid 1000) id A6FF4200F9; Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:59:25 +0200 (CEST) From: Beat Bolli To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: Beat Bolli Subject: [PATCH 2/2] SubmittingPatches: hint at gitk's "Copy commit summary" command Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:59:01 +0200 Message-Id: <1472230741-5161-2-git-send-email-dev+git@drbeat.li> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.7.2 In-Reply-To: <1472230741-5161-1-git-send-email-dev+git@drbeat.li> References: <1472230741-5161-1-git-send-email-dev+git@drbeat.li> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Amend the section on referencing previous commits with a hint to the gitk command that was added exactly for this purpose. Signed-off-by: Beat Bolli --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 500230c..94a1661 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ archive, summarize the relevant points of the discussion. If you want to reference a previous commit in the history of a stable branch use the format "abbreviated sha1 (subject, date)". So for example like this: "Commit f86a374 (pack-bitmap.c: fix a memleak, 2015-03-30) -noticed [...]". +noticed [...]". The "Copy commit summary" command of gitk generates this +format. (3) Generate your patch using Git tools out of your commits. -- 2.7.2