Mike Rappazzo <rappazzo@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Michael Rappazzo <rappazzo@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> > +#### Creating and Sending Patches
>> > +After committing your changes:
>> > +```bash
>> > +git format-patch -1 --subject-prefix="PATCH gitk"
>> > +git send-email --to=git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --cc=j6t@xxxxxxxx *.patch
>> > +```
>>
>> Just being curious, but does the project strongly discourage a
>> multi-patch topic?
>
> I don't believe so. I think most people know how to submit a github
> PR, but J6t has mentioned that he prefers the mailing list (as noted
> in the readme). So I wrote a simple example to show that patching by
> email doesn't have to be scary.
As the original assumes that you are on the branch where you are
taking the patch(es) from, perhaps
$ git format-patch --subject-prefix='PATCH gitk' @{u}..
would work? I was mostly reacting to the "-1" on the command line.
>> It would be really nice if you add "review them here before you run
>> send-email" step between these two commands ;-).
>
> I can revise. I will wait for more comments before sending a v2.
Thanks.
