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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index 816a226ced6..0125f7d1078 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -2191,7 +2191,7 @@ with @command{git format-patch}.
@example
$ git format-patch -@var{NUMBER_COMMITS} -o outgoing \
- --cover-letter --base=auto
+ --cover-letter
@end example
@quotation Note
@@ -2202,7 +2202,7 @@ in your branch starting at @code{master}.
@example
$ git format-patch master..@var{MY_BRANCH} -o outgoing \
- --cover-letter --base=auto
+ --cover-letter
@end example
@end quotation