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Junio C Hamano 9b0c7f308a am: refer to format-patch in the documentation 
There were two reasons we didn't do this.  As "git am" is designed
to grok e-mailed patches, not necessarily taken out of a Git
repostiory or even if it came from a Git repository not necessarily
produced with format-patch, we didn't want to single it out as the
"blessed" input producer to the command.  Also, in the original
workflow that "git am" was invented for, the user of "am" was
expected to be a different person than the users of "format-patch".

But this is a very safe change to make in 2023.  Thanks to the
effort by many contributors, Git ended up becoming a bit more
popular than we initially thought it would be, and "format-patch",
which took me a few weeks to pursuade Linus to take in 2005, seems
to have become the de-facto standard tool to produce patch e-mails.

Interestingly, the documentation for "git apply", which is listed in
SEE ALSO section of "git am" documentation, does mention "am" and
"format-patch" as two things that are related but different from
"apply" in an early part.

Suggested-by: Kai Grossjohann <kai.grossjohann@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2023-03-21 13:18:45 -07:00
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config Merge branch 'gm/signature-format-doc' 2023-03-06 21:51:56 -08:00
howto new-command.txt: update reference to builtin docs 2023-02-06 14:07:33 -08:00
includes docs: add and use include template for config/* includes 2022-09-07 09:46:05 -07:00
mergetools vimdiff: add tool documentation 2022-04-03 15:09:52 -07:00
RelNotes A bit more before 2.40-rc1 2023-02-28 16:38:47 -08:00
technical Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-5' 2023-02-15 17:11:52 -08:00
.gitattributes
.gitignore doc lint: make "lint-docs" non-.PHONY 2021-10-15 10:29:11 -07:00
asciidoc.conf
asciidoctor-extensions.rb
blame-options.txt Merge branch 'bs/doc-blame-color-lines' 2021-10-18 15:47:58 -07:00
build-docdep.perl Documentation/build-docdep.perl: generate sorted output 2022-10-21 11:39:38 -07:00
cat-texi.perl
cmd-list.perl cmd-list.perl: fix identifying man sections 2022-09-23 10:01:07 -07:00
CodingGuidelines Merge branch 'ab/doc-synopsis-and-cmd-usage' 2022-10-28 11:26:54 -07:00
config.txt Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-3' 2022-10-30 21:04:44 -04:00
date-formats.txt doc: use only hyphens as word separators in placeholders 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
diff-format.txt diff-format.txt: correct misleading wording 2022-06-13 11:57:03 -07:00
diff-generate-patch.txt docs: link generating patch sections 2023-01-13 12:55:14 -08:00
diff-options.txt docs: link generating patch sections 2023-01-13 12:55:14 -08:00
doc-diff
docbook-xsl.css
docbook.xsl
everyday.txto
fetch-options.txt Merge branch 'rc/fetch-refetch' 2022-04-04 10:56:23 -07:00
fix-texi.perl
fsck-msgids.txt fsck: document the new gitattributes message IDs 2023-01-16 12:03:14 -08:00
git-add.txt docs & comments: replace mentions of "git-add--interactive.perl" 2023-02-06 15:03:34 -08:00
git-am.txt am: refer to format-patch in the documentation 2023-03-21 13:18:45 -07:00
git-annotate.txt doc txt & -h consistency: make "annotate" consistent 2022-10-13 09:32:57 -07:00
git-apply.txt Documentation: render dash correctly 2023-01-23 09:40:14 -08:00
git-archimport.txt doc: split placeholders as individual tokens 2021-10-28 09:57:09 -07:00
git-archive.txt archive: add --mtime 2023-02-18 09:29:13 -08:00
git-bisect-lk2009.txt git-bisect-lk2009: update nist report link 2023-01-13 11:58:51 -08:00
git-bisect.txt
git-blame.txt docs: add CONFIGURATION sections that fuzzy map to built-ins 2022-09-07 09:46:07 -07:00
git-branch.txt Merge branch 'jc/doc-branch-update-checked-out-branch' 2023-01-27 08:51:41 -08:00
git-bugreport.txt builtin/bugreport.c: create '--diagnose' option 2022-08-12 13:20:02 -07:00
git-bundle.txt Documentation: fix various repeat word typos 2022-09-12 11:04:55 -07:00
git-cat-file.txt git-cat-file.txt: fix list continuations rendering literally 2023-01-18 08:24:39 -08:00
git-check-attr.txt attr: add flag --source to work with tree-ish 2023-01-14 08:49:55 -08:00
git-check-ignore.txt doc: check-ignore: code-quote an exclamation mark 2022-02-03 11:13:49 -08:00
git-check-mailmap.txt
git-check-ref-format.txt
git-checkout-index.txt checkout-index: add --ignore-skip-worktree-bits option 2022-01-13 13:49:45 -08:00
git-checkout.txt Merge branch 'jc/doc-checkout-b' 2023-01-30 14:24:21 -08:00
git-cherry-pick.txt git-cherry-pick.txt: do not use 'ORIG_HEAD' in example 2023-01-13 09:55:45 -08:00
git-cherry.txt
git-citool.txt
git-clean.txt Merge branch 'ab/doc-synopsis-and-cmd-usage' 2022-10-28 11:26:54 -07:00
git-clone.txt Merge branch 'ab/dedup-config-and-command-docs' 2022-09-14 12:56:40 -07:00
git-column.txt docs: add CONFIGURATION sections that fuzzy map to built-ins 2022-09-07 09:46:07 -07:00
git-commit-graph.txt Merge branch 'ab/doc-synopsis-and-cmd-usage' 2022-10-28 11:26:54 -07:00
git-commit-tree.txt
git-commit.txt docs: add CONFIGURATION sections that map to a built-in 2022-09-07 09:46:06 -07:00
git-config.txt Documentation: define protected configuration 2022-07-14 15:08:29 -07:00
git-count-objects.txt
git-credential-cache--daemon.txt doc txt & -h consistency: fix mismatching labels 2022-10-13 09:32:56 -07:00
git-credential-cache.txt Documentation: clarify that cache forgets credentials if the system restarts 2023-01-29 09:21:07 -08:00
git-credential-store.txt
git-credential.txt credential: new attribute password_expiry_utc 2023-02-22 15:18:58 -08:00
git-cvsexportcommit.txt doc: express grammar placeholders between angle brackets 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
git-cvsimport.txt doc: use only hyphens as word separators in placeholders 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
git-cvsserver.txt git-cvsserver: clarify directory list 2022-07-19 12:45:31 -07:00
git-daemon.txt daemon: clarify directory arguments 2022-07-19 12:45:31 -07:00
git-describe.txt
git-diagnose.txt builtin/diagnose.c: add '--mode' option 2022-08-12 13:20:02 -07:00
git-diff-files.txt doc txt & -h consistency: correct padding around "[]()" 2022-10-13 09:32:55 -07:00
git-diff-index.txt diff-index.txt: update raw output format in examples 2022-06-13 11:59:16 -07:00
git-diff-tree.txt doc: use only hyphens as word separators in placeholders 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
git-diff.txt Merge branch 'rs/diff-caret-bang-with-parents' 2022-10-25 17:11:43 -07:00
git-difftool.txt difftool docs: de-duplicate configuration sections 2022-09-07 09:46:06 -07:00
git-fast-export.txt doc SYNOPSIS: consistently use ' for commands 2022-10-13 09:32:54 -07:00
git-fast-import.txt docs: add CONFIGURATION sections that map to a built-in 2022-09-07 09:46:06 -07:00
git-fetch-pack.txt builtin/fetch-pack: add --refetch option 2022-03-28 10:25:52 -07:00
git-fetch.txt doc: fix non-existent config name 2023-01-13 17:33:32 -08:00
git-filter-branch.txt
git-fmt-merge-msg.txt merge: allow to pretend a merge is made into a different branch 2021-12-20 14:55:02 -08:00
git-for-each-ref.txt ref-filter: --format=%(raw) support --perl 2021-07-26 12:01:25 -07:00
git-for-each-repo.txt
git-format-patch.txt format-patch: learn format.forceInBodyFrom configuration variable 2022-08-29 14:39:13 -07:00
git-fsck-objects.txt
git-fsck.txt fsck: document msg-id 2022-10-25 15:44:18 -07:00
git-fsmonitor--daemon.txt fsmonitor: add documentation for allowRemote and socketDir options 2022-10-05 11:05:23 -07:00
git-gc.txt docs: add and use include template for config/* includes 2022-09-07 09:46:05 -07:00
git-get-tar-commit-id.txt
git-grep.txt grep docs: de-duplicate configuration sections 2022-09-07 09:46:05 -07:00
git-gui.txt doc: express grammar placeholders between angle brackets 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
git-hash-object.txt doc txt & -h consistency: correct padding around "[]()" 2022-10-13 09:32:55 -07:00
git-help.txt git docs: add a category for file formats, protocols and interfaces 2022-08-04 14:12:23 -07:00
git-hook.txt hook: support a --to-stdin=<path> option 2023-02-08 12:50:03 -08:00
git-http-backend.txt docs/http-backend: mention v2 protocol 2021-09-10 15:34:59 -07:00
git-http-fetch.txt doc: uniformize <URL> placeholders' case 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
git-http-push.txt doc: git-http-push: describe the refs as pattern pairs 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
git-imap-send.txt docs: add and use include template for config/* includes 2022-09-07 09:46:05 -07:00
git-index-pack.txt index-pack: document and test the --promisor option 2022-03-09 10:25:26 -08:00
git-init-db.txt doc: use only hyphens as word separators in placeholders 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
git-init.txt docs: add CONFIGURATION sections that fuzzy map to built-ins 2022-09-07 09:46:07 -07:00
git-instaweb.txt
git-interpret-trailers.txt Merge branch 'ab/doc-synopsis-and-cmd-usage' 2022-10-28 11:26:54 -07:00
git-log.txt Merge branch 'ab/dedup-config-and-command-docs' 2022-09-14 12:56:40 -07:00
git-ls-files.txt ls-files: guide folks to --exclude-standard over other --exclude* options 2023-01-13 11:55:17 -08:00
git-ls-remote.txt doc/ls-remote: clarify pattern format 2023-02-10 21:57:51 -08:00
git-ls-tree.txt ls-tree doc: document interaction with submodules 2022-04-08 11:21:11 -07:00
git-mailinfo.txt docs: add CONFIGURATION sections that map to a built-in 2022-09-07 09:46:06 -07:00
git-mailsplit.txt
git-maintenance.txt maintenance: add option to register in a specific config 2022-11-14 22:39:25 -05:00
git-merge-base.txt doc txt & -h consistency: correct padding around "[]()" 2022-10-13 09:32:55 -07:00
git-merge-file.txt update documentation for new zdiff3 conflictStyle 2021-12-01 14:45:59 -08:00
git-merge-index.txt doc: use three dots for indicating repetition instead of star 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
git-merge-one-file.txt
git-merge-tree.txt docs: fix description of the --merge-base option 2022-11-25 10:11:46 +09:00
git-merge.txt git-merge.txt: mention 'ORIG_HEAD' in the Description 2023-01-13 09:55:46 -08:00
git-mergetool--lib.txt
git-mergetool.txt docs: add and use include template for config/* includes 2022-09-07 09:46:05 -07:00
git-mktag.txt
git-mktree.txt fix typo in git-mktree.txt 2022-02-02 14:50:09 -08:00
git-multi-pack-index.txt midx.c: prevent expire from removing the cruft pack 2022-09-21 10:21:46 -07:00
git-mv.txt doc txt & -h consistency: fix mismatching labels 2022-10-13 09:32:56 -07:00
git-name-rev.txt name-rev: deprecate --stdin in favor of --annotate-stdin 2022-01-10 09:39:26 -08:00
git-notes.txt notes docs: de-duplicate and combine configuration sections 2022-09-07 09:46:06 -07:00
git-p4.txt git-p4: improve encoding handling to support inconsistent encodings 2022-05-04 10:30:01 -07:00
git-pack-objects.txt builtin/pack-objects.c: --cruft without expiration 2022-05-26 15:48:26 -07:00
git-pack-redundant.txt doc: use 'object database' not ODB or abbreviation 2022-10-30 19:58:46 -04:00
git-pack-refs.txt
git-patch-id.txt builtin: patch-id: add --verbatim as a command mode 2022-10-24 15:44:20 -07:00
git-prune-packed.txt doc txt & -h consistency: correct padding around "[]()" 2022-10-13 09:32:55 -07:00
git-prune.txt
git-pull.txt Merge branch 'js/retire-preserve-merges' 2021-10-18 15:47:56 -07:00
git-push.txt Doc: document push.recurseSubmodules=only 2022-11-14 16:55:50 -05:00
git-quiltimport.txt
git-range-diff.txt range-diff: optionally accept pathspecs 2022-08-26 09:49:26 -07:00
git-read-tree.txt Documentation: render dash correctly 2023-01-23 09:40:14 -08:00
git-rebase.txt rebase: provide better error message for apply options vs. merge config 2023-01-25 09:20:53 -08:00
git-receive-pack.txt doc txt & -h consistency: use "git foo" form, not "git-foo" 2022-10-13 09:32:57 -07:00
git-reflog.txt reflog doc: list real subcommands up-front 2022-10-13 09:32:58 -07:00
git-remote-ext.txt
git-remote-fd.txt
git-remote-helpers.txto
git-remote.txt builtin/remote.c: teach -v to list filters for promisor remotes 2022-05-09 10:53:58 -07:00
git-repack.txt builtin/repack.c: implement --expire-to for storing pruned objects 2022-10-24 13:39:42 -07:00
git-replace.txt
git-request-pull.txt doc: uniformize <URL> placeholders' case 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
git-rerere.txt doc txt & -h consistency: make "rerere" consistent 2022-10-13 09:32:56 -07:00
git-reset.txt git-reset.txt: mention 'ORIG_HEAD' in the Description 2023-01-13 09:55:45 -08:00
git-restore.txt update documentation for new zdiff3 conflictStyle 2021-12-01 14:45:59 -08:00
git-rev-list.txt doc txt & -h consistency: add or fix optional "--" syntax 2022-10-13 09:32:56 -07:00
git-rev-parse.txt rev-parse: add --exclude-hidden= option 2022-11-17 16:22:52 -05:00
git-revert.txt Merge branch 'ab/doc-synopsis-and-cmd-usage' 2022-11-29 10:41:06 +09:00
git-rm.txt rm: add --sparse option 2021-09-28 10:31:02 -07:00
git-send-email.txt docs: git-send-email: difference between ssl and tls smtp-encryption 2022-10-12 11:08:37 -07:00
git-send-pack.txt doc txt & -h consistency: add missing options and labels 2022-10-13 09:32:56 -07:00
git-sh-i18n--envsubst.txt
git-sh-i18n.txt
git-sh-setup.txt
git-shell.txt
git-shortlog.txt shortlog: support arbitrary commit format --groups 2022-10-24 14:48:05 -07:00
git-show-branch.txt Merge branch 'ab/doc-synopsis-and-cmd-usage' 2022-10-28 11:26:54 -07:00
git-show-index.txt
git-show-ref.txt doc txt & -h consistency: correct padding around "[]()" 2022-10-13 09:32:55 -07:00
git-show.txt
git-sparse-checkout.txt doc txt & -h consistency: add missing options and labels 2022-10-13 09:32:56 -07:00
git-stage.txt doc: express grammar placeholders between angle brackets 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
git-stash.txt Merge branch 'ab/doc-synopsis-and-cmd-usage' 2022-10-28 11:26:54 -07:00
git-status.txt status: modernize git-status "slow untracked files" advice 2022-12-01 15:27:41 +09:00
git-stripspace.txt
git-submodule.txt clone, submodule: pass partial clone filters to submodules 2022-02-09 15:38:36 -08:00
git-svn.txt Merge branch 'ja/doc-cleanup' 2021-12-10 14:35:03 -08:00
git-switch.txt docs: add CONFIGURATION sections that fuzzy map to built-ins 2022-09-07 09:46:07 -07:00
git-symbolic-ref.txt symbolic-ref: teach "--[no-]recurse" option 2022-10-09 12:31:24 -07:00
git-tag.txt doc txt & -h consistency: fix mismatching labels 2022-10-13 09:32:56 -07:00
git-tools.txt
git-unpack-file.txt
git-unpack-objects.txt
git-update-index.txt Documentation: fix various repeat word typos 2022-09-12 11:04:55 -07:00
git-update-ref.txt
git-update-server-info.txt doc txt & -h consistency: add missing options and labels 2022-10-13 09:32:56 -07:00
git-upload-archive.txt doc txt & -h consistency: fix mismatching labels 2022-10-13 09:32:56 -07:00
git-upload-pack.txt Documentation: fix various repeat word typos 2022-09-12 11:04:55 -07:00
git-var.txt var: add GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR variable 2022-12-18 11:48:26 +09:00
git-verify-commit.txt doc txt & -h consistency: add missing options and labels 2022-10-13 09:32:56 -07:00
git-verify-pack.txt doc txt & -h consistency: correct padding around "[]()" 2022-10-13 09:32:55 -07:00
git-verify-tag.txt doc txt & -h consistency: add missing options and labels 2022-10-13 09:32:56 -07:00
git-version.txt documentation: add documentation for 'git version' 2021-09-14 10:05:40 -07:00
git-web--browse.txt doc: split placeholders as individual tokens 2021-10-28 09:57:09 -07:00
git-whatchanged.txt
git-worktree.txt doc txt & -h consistency: word-wrap 2022-10-13 09:32:55 -07:00
git-write-tree.txt
git.txt Merge branch 'ar/markup-em-dash' 2023-01-30 14:24:24 -08:00
gitattributes.txt Merge branch 'jc/diff-algo-attribute' 2023-02-27 10:08:56 -08:00
gitcli.txt git-cli.txt: clarify "options first and then args" 2022-01-17 11:42:25 -08:00
gitcore-tutorial.txt
gitcredentials.txt credential: new attribute password_expiry_utc 2023-02-22 15:18:58 -08:00
gitcvs-migration.txt
gitdiffcore.txt
giteveryday.txt
gitfaq.txt Update docs for change of default merge backend 2021-08-05 15:35:02 -07:00
gitformat-bundle.txt docs: move protocol-related docs to man section 5 2022-08-04 14:12:23 -07:00
gitformat-chunk.txt docs: move pack format docs to man section 5 2022-08-04 14:12:24 -07:00
gitformat-commit-graph.txt doc: use "commit-graph" hyphenation consistently 2022-10-30 19:58:40 -04:00
gitformat-index.txt docs: document zero bits in index "mode" 2023-02-01 08:49:23 -08:00
gitformat-pack.txt docs: move cruft pack docs to gitformat-pack 2022-08-04 14:12:24 -07:00
gitformat-signature.txt Merge branch 'gm/signature-format-doc' 2023-03-06 21:51:56 -08:00
gitglossary.txt
githooks.txt githooks: discuss Git operations in foreign repositories 2023-01-13 09:59:26 -08:00
gitignore.txt gitignore.txt: change "folder" to "directory" 2021-10-25 11:06:56 -07:00
gitk.txt
gitmailmap.txt
gitmodules.txt
gitnamespaces.txt
gitprotocol-capabilities.txt docs: fix a few recently broken links 2022-09-16 08:38:03 -07:00
gitprotocol-common.txt docs: move protocol-related docs to man section 5 2022-08-04 14:12:23 -07:00
gitprotocol-http.txt docs: move http-protocol docs to man section 5 2022-08-04 14:12:24 -07:00
gitprotocol-pack.txt docs: move http-protocol docs to man section 5 2022-08-04 14:12:24 -07:00
gitprotocol-v2.txt *: fix typos which duplicate a word 2023-01-08 10:28:34 +09:00
gitremote-helpers.txt remote-curl: add 'get' capability 2022-08-10 14:07:37 -07:00
gitrepository-layout.txt
gitrevisions.txt
gitsubmodules.txt doc: uniformize <URL> placeholders' case 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
gittutorial-2.txt
gittutorial.txt Documentation: render special characters correctly 2021-07-30 09:08:12 -07:00
gitweb.conf.txt
gitweb.txt gitweb.txt: change "folder" to "directory" 2021-10-25 11:06:57 -07:00
gitworkflows.txt doc: uniformize <URL> placeholders' case 2021-11-09 09:39:11 -08:00
glossary-content.txt glossary: add reachability bitmap description 2022-10-30 19:58:46 -04:00
howto-index.sh
i18n.txt
install-doc-quick.sh
install-webdoc.sh
line-range-format.txt
line-range-options.txt
lint-fsck-msgids.perl Documentation: add lint-fsck-msgids 2022-10-25 15:44:19 -07:00
lint-gitlink.perl doc lint: make "lint-docs" non-.PHONY 2021-10-15 10:29:11 -07:00
lint-man-end-blurb.perl doc lint: emit errors on STDERR 2021-10-15 10:16:57 -07:00
lint-man-section-order.perl git docs: add a category for file formats, protocols and interfaces 2022-08-04 14:12:23 -07:00
Makefile Merge branch 'ps/gnumake-4.4-fix' 2022-11-30 10:57:19 +09:00
manpage-base-url.xsl.in
manpage-bold-literal.xsl
manpage-normal.xsl
manpage-quote-apos.xsl
manpage.xsl
merge-options.txt Document positive variant of commit and merge option "--no-verify" 2021-10-29 11:22:56 -07:00
merge-strategies.txt Update docs for change of default merge backend 2021-08-05 15:35:02 -07:00
MyFirstContribution.txt Documentation: fix typo 2022-11-14 18:14:58 -05:00
MyFirstObjectWalk.txt Documentation: clean up a few misspelled word typos 2022-09-21 10:28:35 -07:00
object-format-disclaimer.txt
pretty-formats.txt doc: pretty-formats note wide char limitations, and add tests 2023-01-19 14:35:15 -08:00
pretty-options.txt log: document --encoding behavior on iconv() failure 2021-10-29 14:35:59 -07:00
pull-fetch-param.txt
ref-reachability-filters.txt
rerere-options.txt doc: clarify rerere-autoupdate 2022-08-03 13:57:25 -07:00
rev-list-description.txt
rev-list-options.txt rev-list: clarify git-log default date format 2023-02-15 17:34:46 -08:00
ReviewingGuidelines.txt Documentation: add ReviewingGuidelines 2022-09-19 14:36:08 -07:00
revisions.txt revisions.txt: be explicit about commands writing 'ORIG_HEAD' 2023-01-13 09:55:46 -08:00
scalar.txt scalar: include in standard Git build & installation 2022-09-02 10:02:55 -07:00
sequencer.txt
signoff-option.txt
SubmittingPatches SubmittingPatches: use usual capitalization in the log message body 2022-10-07 14:59:25 -07:00
texi.xsl
ToolsForGit.txt Documentation/ToolsForGit.txt: Tools for developing Git 2022-04-21 09:50:25 -07:00
trace2-target-values.txt
transfer-data-leaks.txt
urls-remotes.txt Documentation: clarify multiple pushurls vs urls 2023-02-07 11:02:27 -08:00
urls.txt
user-manual.conf
user-manual.txt docs: fix a few recently broken links 2022-09-16 08:38:03 -07:00