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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 6be879fa66..816a226ced 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -2194,6 +2194,18 @@ $ git format-patch -@var{NUMBER_COMMITS} -o outgoing \ --cover-letter --base=auto @end example +@quotation Note +@code{git format-patch} accepts a wide range of +@uref{https://git-scm.com/docs/gitrevisions, revision range} specifiers. +For example, if you are working in a branch, you could select all commits +in your branch starting at @code{master}. + +@example +$ git format-patch master..@var{MY_BRANCH} -o outgoing \ + --cover-letter --base=auto +@end example +@end quotation + We can now send @emph{just} the cover letter to the @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org} address, which will create an issue that we can send the rest of the patches to. |