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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index e553810b1e..369af2c4a7 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -247,6 +247,12 @@ RFC means "Request For Comments"; use this when sending an experimental patch for discussion rather than application. "--rfc=WIP" may also be a useful way to indicate that a patch is not complete yet ("WIP" stands for "Work In Progress"). ++ +If the convention of the receiving community for a particular extra +string is to have it _after_ the subject prefix, the string _<rfc>_ +can be prefixed with a dash ("`-`") to signal that the the rest of +the _<rfc>_ string should be appended to the subject prefix instead, +e.g., `--rfc='-(WIP)'` results in "PATCH (WIP)". -v <n>:: --reroll-count=<n>:: |