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From: "Linus Arver via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>,
	Linus Arver <linusa@google.com>, Linus Arver <linusa@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 11/13] trailer doc: emphasize the effect of configuration variables
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:20:07 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4db823ac3549c031b61b5a0ec0efd56b70d2a45c.1694125210.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.1564.v3.git.1694125209.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

From: Linus Arver <linusa@google.com>

The sentence does not mention the effect of configuration variables at
all, when they are actively used by default (unless --parse is
specified) to potentially add new trailers, without the user having to
always supply --trailer manually.

Signed-off-by: Linus Arver <linusa@google.com>
---
 Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt b/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt
index 62ba2b1232e..a288ff111cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ This command reads commit messages from either the
 If `--parse` is specified, the output consists of the parsed trailers
 coming from the input, without influencing them with any command line
 options or configuration variables.
-Otherwise, this command applies the arguments passed using the
-`--trailer` option, if any, to each input file. The result is emitted on the
-standard output.
+
+Otherwise, this command applies `trailer.*` configuration variables
+(which could potentially add new trailers, as well as reposition them),
+as well as any command line arguments that can override configuration
+variables (such as `--trailer=...` which could also add new trailers),
+to each input file. The result is emitted on the standard output.
 
 This command can also operate on the output of linkgit:git-format-patch[1],
 which is more elaborate than a plain commit message. Namely, such output
-- 
gitgitgadget


  parent reply	other threads:[~2023-09-07 22:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-08-05  4:45 [PATCH 0/5] Fixes to trailer test script, help text, and documentation Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-05  4:45 ` [PATCH 1/5] trailer tests: make test cases self-contained Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-07  5:50   ` Linus Arver
2023-08-05  4:45 ` [PATCH 2/5] trailer test description: this tests --where=after, not --where=before Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-05  4:45 ` [PATCH 3/5] trailer: add tests to check defaulting behavior with --no-* flags Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-07  1:13   ` Junio C Hamano
2023-08-07  5:28     ` Linus Arver
2023-08-07  5:37       ` Linus Arver
2023-08-07  6:35       ` Linus Arver
2023-08-07 15:53         ` Junio C Hamano
2023-08-05  4:45 ` [PATCH 4/5] trailer: trailer location is a place, not an action Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-05  4:45 ` [PATCH 5/5] trailer --no-divider help: describe usual "---" meaning Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:17 ` [PATCH v2 00/13] Fixes to trailer test script, help text, and documentation Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:17   ` [PATCH v2 01/13] trailer tests: make test cases self-contained Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:17   ` [PATCH v2 02/13] trailer test description: this tests --where=after, not --where=before Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:17   ` [PATCH v2 03/13] trailer: add tests to check defaulting behavior with --no-* flags Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:17   ` [PATCH v2 04/13] trailer doc: narrow down scope of --where and related flags Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:17   ` [PATCH v2 05/13] trailer: trailer location is a place, not an action Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:17   ` [PATCH v2 06/13] trailer --no-divider help: describe usual "---" meaning Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:17   ` [PATCH v2 07/13] trailer --parse help: expose aliased options Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:17   ` [PATCH v2 08/13] trailer --only-input: prefer "configuration variables" over "rules" Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:17   ` [PATCH v2 09/13] trailer --parse docs: add explanation for its usefulness Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:18   ` [PATCH v2 10/13] trailer --unfold help: prefer "reformat" over "join" Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:18   ` [PATCH v2 11/13] trailer doc: emphasize the effect of configuration variables Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:18   ` [PATCH v2 12/13] trailer doc: separator within key suppresses default separator Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-10 21:18   ` [PATCH v2 13/13] trailer doc: <token> is a <key> or <keyAlias>, not both Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-08-11  1:41   ` [PATCH v2 00/13] Fixes to trailer test script, help text, and documentation Junio C Hamano
2023-08-11 17:38     ` Linus Arver
2023-09-07 22:19   ` [PATCH v3 " Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-07 22:19     ` [PATCH v3 01/13] trailer tests: make test cases self-contained Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-07 22:19     ` [PATCH v3 02/13] trailer test description: this tests --where=after, not --where=before Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-07 22:19     ` [PATCH v3 03/13] trailer: add tests to check defaulting behavior with --no-* flags Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-08 21:52       ` Junio C Hamano
2023-09-07 22:20     ` [PATCH v3 04/13] trailer doc: narrow down scope of --where and related flags Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-07 22:20     ` [PATCH v3 05/13] trailer: trailer location is a place, not an action Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-19 22:13       ` Jonathan Tan
2023-09-07 22:20     ` [PATCH v3 06/13] trailer --no-divider help: describe usual "---" meaning Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-08 21:53       ` Junio C Hamano
2023-09-07 22:20     ` [PATCH v3 07/13] trailer --parse help: expose aliased options Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-19 22:16       ` Jonathan Tan
2023-09-07 22:20     ` [PATCH v3 08/13] trailer --only-input: prefer "configuration variables" over "rules" Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-07 22:20     ` [PATCH v3 09/13] trailer --parse docs: add explanation for its usefulness Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-08 21:57       ` Junio C Hamano
2023-09-07 22:20     ` [PATCH v3 10/13] trailer --unfold help: prefer "reformat" over "join" Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-07 22:20     ` Linus Arver via GitGitGadget [this message]
2023-09-07 22:20     ` [PATCH v3 12/13] trailer doc: separator within key suppresses default separator Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-07 22:20     ` [PATCH v3 13/13] trailer doc: <token> is a <key> or <keyAlias>, not both Linus Arver via GitGitGadget
2023-09-19 22:59       ` Jonathan Tan
2023-09-20  6:48         ` Linus Arver
2023-09-20 15:01         ` Junio C Hamano
2023-09-22 18:26           ` Linus Arver
2023-11-10  6:33       ` Teng Long

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