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doc: show usage of branch description

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The branch description will be included in 'git format-patch
--cover-letter' and in 'git pull-request' emails. It can also
be used in the automatic merge message. Tell the reader.

While here, clarify that the description may be a multi-line
explanation of the purpose of the branch's patch series.

Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Philip Oakley 2015-09-14 15:10:53 +01:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ start-point is either a local or remote-tracking branch.
--edit-description::
Open an editor and edit the text to explain what the branch is
for, to be used by various other commands (e.g. `request-pull`).
for, to be used by various other commands (e.g. `format-patch`,
`request-pull`, and `merge` (if enabled)). Multi-line explanations
may be used.
--contains [<commit>]::
Only list branches which contain the specified commit (HEAD

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Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
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@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ feeding the result to `git send-email`.
--[no-]cover-letter::
In addition to the patches, generate a cover letter file
containing the shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can
containing the branch description, shortlog and the overall diffstat. You can
fill in a description in the file before sending it out.
--notes[=<ref>]::

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@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ will be appended to the specified message.
+
The 'git fmt-merge-msg' command can be
used to give a good default for automated 'git merge'
invocations.
invocations. The automated message can include the branch description.
--[no-]rerere-autoupdate::
Allow the rerere mechanism to update the index with the

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@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ DESCRIPTION
-----------
Generate a request asking your upstream project to pull changes into
their tree. The request, printed to the standard output, summarizes
their tree. The request, printed to the standard output,
begins with the branch description, summarizes
the changes and indicates from where they can be pulled.
The upstream project is expected to have the commit named by