Re: [O] Patch --- adding an easy template for #+index

[Bernt Hansen]

Robert Goldman <address@hidden> writes:

> On 4/28/11 Apr 28 -2:11 PM, Bernt Hansen wrote:
>> address@hidden writes:
>> 
>>> The next message will contain a patch that provides a new easy template for 
>>> adding index entries, per Nick Dokos's suggestion.
>> 
>> Hi Robert,
>> 
>> Just a FYI: you can include the above information right in your patch
>> after the --- and before the diffstat like this:
>
> I have been using git send-email, and the only option I understand is
> the --compose one, which generates these predecessor emails.  Are you
> sending an email with a different client and then attaching the patch
> files?  Or something else?

To send a single patch I use

git send-email --annotate -1

which drops the patch in an editor before it is sent out.  I just add
the extra details between the --- and diffstat before the email is sent
to the list.

--annotate just means you want to edit (annotate) the message before it
gets sent.

HTH,
Bernt