format-patch: teach --no-encode-email-headers

[thirdparty/git.git] / Documentation / git-format-patch.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 0d4f8951bbb1d1df0ebba15d2619d5a39568469d..0f81d0437bb65bd0ee68ef63edf7bb48d9ea87a6 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
                   [(--reroll-count|-v) <n>]
                   [--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>]
                   [--[no-]cover-letter] [--quiet]
+                  [--[no-]encode-email-headers]
                   [--no-notes | --notes[=<ref>]]
                   [--interdiff=<previous>]
                   [--range-diff=<previous> [--creation-factor=<percent>]]
@@ -253,6 +254,13 @@ feeding the result to `git send-email`.
        containing the branch description, shortlog and the overall diffstat.  You can
        fill in a description in the file before sending it out.
 
+--encode-email-headers::
+--no-encode-email-headers::
+       Encode email headers that have non-ASCII characters with
+       "Q-encoding" (described in RFC 2047), instead of outputting the
+       headers verbatim. Defaults to the value of the
+       `format.encodeEmailHeaders` configuration variable.
+
 --interdiff=<previous>::
        As a reviewer aid, insert an interdiff into the cover letter,
        or as commentary of the lone patch of a 1-patch series, showing