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@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ header). Note also that `git send-email` already handles this
transformation for you, and this option should not be used if you are
feeding the result to `git send-email`.
---[no-]force-in-body-from::
+--force-in-body-from::
+--no-force-in-body-from::
With the e-mail sender specified via the `--from` option, by
default, an in-body "From:" to identify the real author of
the commit is added at the top of the commit log message if
@@ -314,7 +315,8 @@ feeding the result to `git send-email`.
`Cc:`, and custom) headers added so far from config or command
line.
---[no-]cover-letter::
+--cover-letter::
+--no-cover-letter::
In addition to the patches, generate a cover letter file
containing the branch description, shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can
fill in a description in the file before sending it out.
@@ -379,7 +381,8 @@ configuration options in linkgit:git-notes[1] to use this workflow).
The default is `--no-notes`, unless the `format.notes` configuration is
set.
---[no-]signature=<signature>::
+--signature=<signature>::
+--no-signature::
Add a signature to each message produced. Per RFC 3676 the signature
is separated from the body by a line with '-- ' on it. If the
signature option is omitted the signature defaults to the Git version
@@ -411,7 +414,8 @@ you can use `--suffix=-patch` to get `0001-description-of-my-change-patch`.
Output an all-zero hash in each patch's From header instead
of the hash of the commit.
---[no-]base[=<commit>]::
+--no-base::
+--base[=<commit>]::
Record the base tree information to identify the state the
patch series applies to. See the BASE TREE INFORMATION section
below for details. If <commit> is "auto", a base commit is