From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.6 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 Received: from out1.vger.email (out1.vger.email [IPv6:2620:137:e000::1:20]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97F9A1F55F for ; Thu, 7 Sep 2023 22:20:42 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: dcvr.yhbt.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=20221208 header.b=CDpq+4eL; dkim-atps=neutral Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S232067AbjIGWUk (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Sep 2023 18:20:40 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:53726 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S241454AbjIGWUc (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Sep 2023 18:20:32 -0400 Received: from mail-wm1-x335.google.com (mail-wm1-x335.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::335]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 530B71BE2 for ; Thu, 7 Sep 2023 15:20:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-wm1-x335.google.com with SMTP id 5b1f17b1804b1-401da71b7c5so16322925e9.2 for ; Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:20:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20221208; t=1694125219; x=1694730019; darn=vger.kernel.org; h=cc:to:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding:fcc:subject:date:from :references:in-reply-to:message-id:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=JLVdEbBLsQwGTTC+nUkYpJ5KWmtroxiICoNeKqfTQU0=; b=CDpq+4eLSwaUIKah0itUHKSQmeQpvPyYoglNtprdk6jSQ1qnh5QZQ6DUVKFR3Fxyxn CWNly4IK3L2PWObdDk+f4wm5r46UWrIBpMQ7gLdNIFozyJVXt2HjeJ+Tq5RtdJP3LKxJ 0hKTCVvXEZUqZQU/b9lUtzq9A4KRbO3In0zgpBd4Q6quC4l1JIEloryBJvKEM9PXEDSG AYWsU0POQ4ESr3DQgWXS3QIYr6457WaIAB2oid7Ib12ztjZ0XyfRjid/QfHqmmeHHSB+ N4xTqIVntXkwEzxSPUo6kQHVuqWzSW8IprmtJe8neiau6rIsyQGwmn4+yKako1KgEsPt ew4w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1694125219; x=1694730019; h=cc:to:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding:fcc:subject:date:from :references:in-reply-to:message-id:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=JLVdEbBLsQwGTTC+nUkYpJ5KWmtroxiICoNeKqfTQU0=; b=CYioMVdA0fRAJL2uSRlgvfYFEjPuov4P1vMlCOaTKWuuIAS0hghfn1lpYQHYfpj2YZ 95VRSoxVXSFNhsgp4m3iDg/T2Qq6M1AoExNusBB/MX8hNnmRC4YoeR37jZ0p77t3wWXm mnHio2bKMruvDh76GPEh39VK7gfj6zwH7T/ML23msnRqQYAyaYgSwrYmVx9U+TvoPEkU JJtbDcRx8wDyMdZJkmsWTSQMqXyAXTfZKp/vr6ADH50tD21d3TizvV22txbwDIWovNKY bj4Z+qMSfLjNZD7Nhj2UNetEs05OAIzkbQWBk+LyLsAivmLOYE9rJh4yLWskH02YeQPk qQ3A== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yzt9cFUKFSL5z1B0QWu4TfXKZgND8uuY2vZzSTrvd5Ahq/vAmBL ICBxiJ77B4s9aj9CaODlf3kvjDOjhCw= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IEtNeracSmhpfW3xDF7x0ashKItT8HnPAH7TX8U94bdLcxGDcw7m3q/0OCIbQ6VtXtH012j7A== X-Received: by 2002:a5d:54d0:0:b0:319:8a5a:ab5e with SMTP id x16-20020a5d54d0000000b003198a5aab5emr495696wrv.38.1694125219340; Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:20:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([13.74.141.28]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id g3-20020a5d6983000000b003197c7d08ddsm433233wru.71.2023.09.07.15.20.18 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:20:18 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4db823ac3549c031b61b5a0ec0efd56b70d2a45c.1694125210.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: References: From: "Linus Arver via GitGitGadget" Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:20:07 +0000 Subject: [PATCH v3 11/13] trailer doc: emphasize the effect of configuration variables Fcc: Sent Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 To: git@vger.kernel.org Cc: Christian Couder , Linus Arver , Linus Arver Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org From: Linus Arver 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 --- 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