Merge branch 'bg/format-patch-doc-update'

* bg/format-patch-doc-update:
  format-patch: Add "--no-stat" as a synonym for "-p"
  format-patch documentation: Fix formatting
  format-patch documentation: Remove diff options that are not useful
  format-patch: Always generate a patch
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Junio C Hamano 2009-11-20 23:47:10 -08:00
commit 1a02a85d63
4 changed files with 99 additions and 50 deletions

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@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
ifdef::git-format-patch[]
-p::
Generate patches without diffstat.
--no-stat::
Generate plain patches without any diffstats.
endif::git-format-patch[]
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
@ -27,33 +28,40 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
-U<n>::
--unified=<n>::
Generate diffs with <n> lines of context instead of
the usual three. Implies "-p".
the usual three.
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
Implies `-p`.
endif::git-format-patch[]
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
--raw::
Generate the raw format.
{git-diff-core? This is the default.}
endif::git-format-patch[]
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
--patch-with-raw::
Synonym for "-p --raw".
Synonym for `-p --raw`.
endif::git-format-patch[]
--patience::
Generate a diff using the "patience diff" algorithm.
--stat[=width[,name-width]]::
Generate a diffstat. You can override the default
output width for 80-column terminal by "--stat=width".
output width for 80-column terminal by `--stat=width`.
The width of the filename part can be controlled by
giving another width to it separated by a comma.
--numstat::
Similar to \--stat, but shows number of added and
Similar to `\--stat`, but shows number of added and
deleted lines in decimal notation and pathname without
abbreviation, to make it more machine friendly. For
binary files, outputs two `-` instead of saying
`0 0`.
--shortstat::
Output only the last line of the --stat format containing total
Output only the last line of the `--stat` format containing total
number of modified files, as well as number of added and deleted
lines.
@ -61,24 +69,26 @@ endif::git-format-patch[]
Output the distribution of relative amount of changes (number of lines added or
removed) for each sub-directory. Directories with changes below
a cut-off percent (3% by default) are not shown. The cut-off percent
can be set with "--dirstat=limit". Changes in a child directory is not
counted for the parent directory, unless "--cumulative" is used.
can be set with `--dirstat=limit`. Changes in a child directory is not
counted for the parent directory, unless `--cumulative` is used.
--dirstat-by-file[=limit]::
Same as --dirstat, but counts changed files instead of lines.
Same as `--dirstat`, but counts changed files instead of lines.
--summary::
Output a condensed summary of extended header information
such as creations, renames and mode changes.
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
--patch-with-stat::
Synonym for "-p --stat".
{git-format-patch? This is the default.}
Synonym for `-p --stat`.
endif::git-format-patch[]
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
-z::
NUL-line termination on output. This affects the --raw
NUL-line termination on output. This affects the `--raw`
output field terminator. Also output from commands such
as "git-log" will be delimited with NUL between commits.
as `git-log` will be delimited with NUL between commits.
--name-only::
Show only names of changed files.
@ -117,16 +127,19 @@ The regex can also be set via a diff driver or configuration option, see
linkgit:gitattributes[1] or linkgit:git-config[1]. Giving it explicitly
overrides any diff driver or configuration setting. Diff drivers
override configuration settings.
endif::git-format-patch[]
--no-renames::
Turn off rename detection, even when the configuration
file gives the default to do so.
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
--check::
Warn if changes introduce trailing whitespace
or an indent that uses a space before a tab. Exits with
non-zero status if problems are found. Not compatible with
--exit-code.
endif::git-format-patch[]
--full-index::
Instead of the first handful of characters, show the full
@ -134,16 +147,16 @@ override configuration settings.
line when generating patch format output.
--binary::
In addition to --full-index, output "binary diff" that
can be applied with "git apply".
In addition to `--full-index`, output a binary diff that
can be applied with `git-apply`.
--abbrev[=<n>]::
Instead of showing the full 40-byte hexadecimal object
name in diff-raw format output and diff-tree header
lines, show only a partial prefix. This is
independent of --full-index option above, which controls
independent of the `--full-index` option above, which controls
the diff-patch output format. Non default number of
digits can be specified with --abbrev=<n>.
digits can be specified with `--abbrev=<n>`.
-B::
Break complete rewrite changes into pairs of delete and create.
@ -154,6 +167,7 @@ override configuration settings.
-C::
Detect copies as well as renames. See also `--find-copies-harder`.
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
--diff-filter=[ACDMRTUXB*]::
Select only files that are Added (`A`), Copied (`C`),
Deleted (`D`), Modified (`M`), Renamed (`R`), have their
@ -165,6 +179,7 @@ override configuration settings.
paths are selected if there is any file that matches
other criteria in the comparison; if there is no file
that matches other criteria, nothing is selected.
endif::git-format-patch[]
--find-copies-harder::
For performance reasons, by default, `-C` option finds copies only
@ -176,12 +191,13 @@ override configuration settings.
`-C` option has the same effect.
-l<num>::
-M and -C options require O(n^2) processing time where n
The `-M` and `-C` options require O(n^2) processing time where n
is the number of potential rename/copy targets. This
option prevents rename/copy detection from running if
the number of rename/copy targets exceeds the specified
number.
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
-S<string>::
Look for differences that introduce or remove an instance of
<string>. Note that this is different than the string simply
@ -189,18 +205,20 @@ override configuration settings.
linkgit:gitdiffcore[7] for more details.
--pickaxe-all::
When -S finds a change, show all the changes in that
When `-S` finds a change, show all the changes in that
changeset, not just the files that contain the change
in <string>.
--pickaxe-regex::
Make the <string> not a plain string but an extended POSIX
regex to match.
endif::git-format-patch[]
-O<orderfile>::
Output the patch in the order specified in the
<orderfile>, which has one shell glob pattern per line.
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
-R::
Swap two inputs; that is, show differences from index or
on-disk file to tree contents.
@ -212,6 +230,7 @@ override configuration settings.
not in a subdirectory (e.g. in a bare repository), you
can name which subdirectory to make the output relative
to by giving a <path> as an argument.
endif::git-format-patch[]
-a::
--text::
@ -236,13 +255,15 @@ override configuration settings.
Show the context between diff hunks, up to the specified number
of lines, thereby fusing hunks that are close to each other.
ifndef::git-format-patch[]
--exit-code::
Make the program exit with codes similar to diff(1).
That is, it exits with 1 if there were differences and
0 means no differences.
--quiet::
Disable all output of the program. Implies --exit-code.
Disable all output of the program. Implies `--exit-code`.
endif::git-format-patch[]
--ext-diff::
Allow an external diff helper to be executed. If you set an

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@ -43,28 +43,28 @@ There are two ways to specify which commits to operate on.
The first rule takes precedence in the case of a single <commit>. To
apply the second rule, i.e., format everything since the beginning of
history up until <commit>, use the '\--root' option: "git format-patch
\--root <commit>". If you want to format only <commit> itself, you
can do this with "git format-patch -1 <commit>".
history up until <commit>, use the '\--root' option: `git format-patch
\--root <commit>`. If you want to format only <commit> itself, you
can do this with `git format-patch -1 <commit>`.
By default, each output file is numbered sequentially from 1, and uses the
first line of the commit message (massaged for pathname safety) as
the filename. With the --numbered-files option, the output file names
the filename. With the `--numbered-files` option, the output file names
will only be numbers, without the first line of the commit appended.
The names of the output files are printed to standard
output, unless the --stdout option is specified.
output, unless the `--stdout` option is specified.
If -o is specified, output files are created in <dir>. Otherwise
If `-o` is specified, output files are created in <dir>. Otherwise
they are created in the current working directory.
By default, the subject of a single patch is "[PATCH] First Line" and
the subject when multiple patches are output is "[PATCH n/m] First
Line". To force 1/1 to be added for a single patch, use -n. To omit
patch numbers from the subject, use -N
Line". To force 1/1 to be added for a single patch, use `-n`. To omit
patch numbers from the subject, use `-N`.
If given --thread, 'git-format-patch' will generate In-Reply-To and
References headers to make the second and subsequent patch mails appear
as replies to the first mail; this also generates a Message-Id header to
If given `--thread`, `git-format-patch` will generate `In-Reply-To` and
`References` headers to make the second and subsequent patch mails appear
as replies to the first mail; this also generates a `Message-Id` header to
reference.
OPTIONS
@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
--attach[=<boundary>]::
Create multipart/mixed attachment, the first part of
which is the commit message and the patch itself in the
second part, with "Content-Disposition: attachment".
second part, with `Content-Disposition: attachment`.
--no-attach::
Disable the creation of an attachment, overriding the
@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
--inline[=<boundary>]::
Create multipart/mixed attachment, the first part of
which is the commit message and the patch itself in the
second part, with "Content-Disposition: inline".
second part, with `Content-Disposition: inline`.
--thread[=<style>]::
--no-thread::
Controls addition of In-Reply-To and References headers to
Controls addition of `In-Reply-To` and `References` headers to
make the second and subsequent mails appear as replies to the
first. Also controls generation of the Message-Id header to
first. Also controls generation of the `Message-Id` header to
reference.
+
The optional <style> argument can be either `shallow` or `deep`.
@ -136,16 +136,16 @@ series, where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the
`\--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order. 'deep'
threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one.
+
The default is --no-thread, unless the 'format.thread' configuration
is set. If --thread is specified without a style, it defaults to the
The default is `--no-thread`, unless the 'format.thread' configuration
is set. If `--thread` is specified without a style, it defaults to the
style specified by 'format.thread' if any, or else `shallow`.
+
Beware that the default for 'git send-email' is to thread emails
itself. If you want 'git format-patch' to take care of hreading, you
will want to ensure that threading is disabled for 'git send-email'.
itself. If you want `git format-patch` to take care of threading, you
will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
--in-reply-to=Message-Id::
Make the first mail (or all the mails with --no-thread) appear as a
Make the first mail (or all the mails with `--no-thread`) appear as a
reply to the given Message-Id, which avoids breaking threads to
provide a new patch series.
@ -160,16 +160,16 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for 'git send-email'.
Instead of the standard '[PATCH]' prefix in the subject
line, instead use '[<Subject-Prefix>]'. This
allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be
combined with the --numbered option.
combined with the `--numbered` option.
--cc=<email>::
Add a "Cc:" header to the email headers. This is in addition
Add a `Cc:` header to the email headers. This is in addition
to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times.
--add-header=<header>::
Add an arbitrary header to the email headers. This is in addition
to any configured headers, and may be used multiple times.
For example, --add-header="Organization: git-foo"
For example, `--add-header="Organization: git-foo"`
--cover-letter::
In addition to the patches, generate a cover letter file

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@ -927,10 +927,11 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
PARSE_OPT_NOARG | PARSE_OPT_NONEG, keep_callback },
OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "no-binary", &no_binary_diff,
"don't output binary diffs"),
OPT_BOOLEAN('p', NULL, &use_patch_format,
"show patch format instead of default (patch + stat)"),
OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "ignore-if-in-upstream", &ignore_if_in_upstream,
"don't include a patch matching a commit upstream"),
{ OPTION_BOOLEAN, 'p', "no-stat", &use_patch_format, NULL,
"show patch format instead of default (patch + stat)",
PARSE_OPT_NONEG | PARSE_OPT_NOARG },
OPT_GROUP("Messaging"),
{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "add-header", NULL, "header",
"add email header", PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
@ -1036,11 +1037,20 @@ int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (argc > 1)
die ("unrecognized argument: %s", argv[1]);
if (use_patch_format)
rev.diffopt.output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH;
else if (!rev.diffopt.output_format ||
rev.diffopt.output_format == DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH)
rev.diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT | DIFF_FORMAT_SUMMARY | DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH;
if (rev.diffopt.output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_NAME)
die("--name-only does not make sense");
if (rev.diffopt.output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_NAME_STATUS)
die("--name-status does not make sense");
if (rev.diffopt.output_format & DIFF_FORMAT_CHECKDIFF)
die("--check does not make sense");
if (!use_patch_format &&
(!rev.diffopt.output_format ||
rev.diffopt.output_format == DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH))
rev.diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT | DIFF_FORMAT_SUMMARY;
/* Always generate a patch */
rev.diffopt.output_format |= DIFF_FORMAT_PATCH;
if (!DIFF_OPT_TST(&rev.diffopt, TEXT) && !no_binary_diff)
DIFF_OPT_SET(&rev.diffopt, BINARY);

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@ -536,4 +536,22 @@ test_expect_success 'format-patch --signoff' '
grep "^Signed-off-by: $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL>"
'
echo "fatal: --name-only does not make sense" > expect.name-only
echo "fatal: --name-status does not make sense" > expect.name-status
echo "fatal: --check does not make sense" > expect.check
test_expect_success 'options no longer allowed for format-patch' '
test_must_fail git format-patch --name-only 2> output &&
test_cmp expect.name-only output &&
test_must_fail git format-patch --name-status 2> output &&
test_cmp expect.name-status output &&
test_must_fail git format-patch --check 2> output &&
test_cmp expect.check output'
test_expect_success 'format-patch --numstat should produce a patch' '
git format-patch --numstat --stdout master..side |
grep "^diff --git a/" |
wc -l |
xargs test 6 = '
test_done