Doc notes: Include the format-patch --notes option
git format-patch gained a --notes option. Tell the notes user. Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org> Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
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Documentation/git-notes.txt
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@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ message stored in the commit object, the notes are indented like the
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message, after an unindented line saying "Notes (<refname>):" (or
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"Notes:" for `refs/notes/commits`).
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+Notes can also be added to patches prepared with `git format-patch` by
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+using the `--notes` option. Such notes are added as a patch commentary
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+after a three dash separator line.
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To change which notes are shown by 'git log', see the
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"notes.displayRef" configuration in linkgit:git-log[1].
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