* [PATCH] Documentation: remove redundant 'instead' in --subject-prefix
@ 2026-06-04 16:34 Lucas Seiki Oshiro
2026-06-05 4:11 ` Weijie Yuan
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Lucas Seiki Oshiro @ 2026-06-04 16:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git; +Cc: Lucas Seiki Oshiro
The documentation for --subject-prefix has two words "instead" in
the same sentence, making it a little bit confusing to read.
Change the order of the phrase to a more natural "Use [...]
instead of [...]" structure.
Signed-off-by: Lucas Seiki Oshiro <lucasseikioshiro@gmail•com>
---
Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc | 7 +++----
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
index 5662382450..f7905c0f7c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.adoc
@@ -221,10 +221,9 @@ populated with placeholder text.
for generating the cover letter.
--subject-prefix=<subject-prefix>::
- Instead of the standard '[PATCH]' prefix in the subject
- line, instead use '[<subject-prefix>]'. This can be used
- to name a patch series, and can be combined with the
- `--numbered` option.
+ Use '[<subject-prefix>]' instead of the standard '[PATCH]'
+ prefix in the subject line. This can be used to name a patch
+ series, and can be combined with the `--numbered` option.
+
The configuration variable `format.subjectPrefix` may also be used
to configure a subject prefix to apply to a given repository for
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
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* Re: [PATCH] Documentation: remove redundant 'instead' in --subject-prefix
2026-06-04 16:34 [PATCH] Documentation: remove redundant 'instead' in --subject-prefix Lucas Seiki Oshiro
@ 2026-06-05 4:11 ` Weijie Yuan
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From: Weijie Yuan @ 2026-06-05 4:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Lucas Seiki Oshiro; +Cc: git
On Thu, Jun 04, 2026 at 01:34:42PM -0300, Lucas Seiki Oshiro wrote:
> --subject-prefix=<subject-prefix>::
> - Instead of the standard '[PATCH]' prefix in the subject
> - line, instead use '[<subject-prefix>]'. This can be used
> - to name a patch series, and can be combined with the
> - `--numbered` option.
> + Use '[<subject-prefix>]' instead of the standard '[PATCH]'
> + prefix in the subject line. This can be used to name a patch
> + series, and can be combined with the `--numbered` option.
Agreed, this reads more smoothly.
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