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STG-EDIT(1) | StGit Manual | STG-EDIT(1) |
NAME¶
stg-edit - edit a patch description or diffSYNOPSIS¶
stg edit [options] [<patch>]
DESCRIPTION¶
Edit the description and author information of the given patch (or the current patch if no patch name was given). With --diff, also edit the diff.From: A U Thor <author@example.com> Date: creation date
Patch description
---
Diff text
OPTIONS¶
-d, --diffEdit the patch diff.
-e, --edit
Invoke interactive editor.
--sign
Add a "Signed-off-by:" to the end of
the patch.
--ack
Add an "Acked-by:" line to the end
of the patch.
-m MESSAGE, --message MESSAGE
Use MESSAGE instead of invoking the
editor.
-f FILE, --file FILE
Use the contents of FILE instead of invoking
the editor. (If FILE is "-", write to stdout.)
--save-template FILE
Instead of running the command, just write the
message template to FILE, and exit. (If FILE is "-", write to
stdout.)
When driving StGit from another program, it is often useful to first call a
command with --save-template, then let the user edit the message, and
then call the same command with --file.
--author "NAME <EMAIL>"
Set the author details.
--authname NAME
Set the author name.
--authemail EMAIL
Set the author email.
--authdate DATE
Set the author date.
-O OPTIONS, --diff-opts OPTIONS
Extra options to pass to "git
diff".
STGIT¶
Part of the StGit suite - see linkman:stg[1]03/13/2012 | StGit |