From: Queen Ediri Jessa Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:16:00 +0000 (+0100) Subject: MyFirstContribution: add note on confirming patches X-Git-Tag: v2.52.0-rc1~9^2 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=29181abeadb20421ffa39c1b6a51c0d59598b9d6;p=thirdparty%2Fgit.git MyFirstContribution: add note on confirming patches Add a note after the `git send-email` section explaining how contributors can confirm that their patches reached the mailing list by checking https://lore.kernel.org/git/. This helps contributors verify that their emails were successfully delivered. Signed-off-by: Queen Ediri Jessa Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc index 02ba8ba5f6..f186dfbc89 100644 --- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc +++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc @@ -1153,6 +1153,11 @@ NOTE: When you are sending a real patch, it will go to git@vger.kernel.org - but please don't send your patchset from the tutorial to the real mailing list! For now, you can send it to yourself, to make sure you understand how it will look. +NOTE: After sending your patches, you can confirm that they reached the mailing +list by visiting https://lore.kernel.org/git/. Use the search bar to find your +name or the subject of your patch. If it appears, your email was successfully +delivered. + After you run the command above, you will be presented with an interactive prompt for each patch that's about to go out. This gives you one last chance to edit or quit sending something (but again, don't edit code this way). Once you