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Add examples section and talk about using this to cherry-pick
commits.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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standard output, instead of saving them into a file per standard output, instead of saving them into a file per
patch and implies --mbox. patch and implies --mbox.
EXAMPLES
--------
git-format-patch -k --stdout R1..R2 | git-am -3 -k::
Extract commits between revisions R1 and R2, and apply
them on top of the current branch using `git-am` to
cherry-pick them.
git-format-patch origin::
Extract commits the current branch accumulated since it
pulled from origin the last time in a patch form for
e-mail submission.
See Also
--------
gitlink:git-am[1], gitlink:git-send-email
Author Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>