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-rw-r--r--man/b4.5.rst38
2 files changed, 32 insertions, 43 deletions
diff --git a/man/b4.5 b/man/b4.5
index 9ea05d0..95876b8 100644
--- a/man/b4.5
+++ b/man/b4.5
@@ -86,11 +86,10 @@ msgid Message ID to process, or pipe a raw message
show this help message and exit
.TP
.BI \-o \ OUTDIR\fP,\fB \ \-\-outdir \ OUTDIR
-Output into this directory
+Output into this directory (or use \- to output mailbox contents to stdout)
.TP
.BI \-p \ USEPROJECT\fP,\fB \ \-\-use\-project \ USEPROJECT
-Use a specific project instead of guessing (linux\-mm,
-linux\-hardening, etc)
+Use a specific project instead of guessing (linux\-mm, linux\-hardening, etc)
.TP
.B \-c\fP,\fB \-\-check\-newer\-revisions
Check if newer patch revisions exist
@@ -99,8 +98,7 @@ Check if newer patch revisions exist
Filename to name the mbox file
.TP
.BI \-m \ LOCALMBOX\fP,\fB \ \-\-use\-local\-mbox \ LOCALMBOX
-Instead of grabbing a thread from lore, process this
-mbox file
+Instead of grabbing a thread from lore, process this mbox file
.TP
.B \-C\fP,\fB \-\-no\-cache
Do not use local cache
@@ -124,11 +122,10 @@ msgid Message ID to process, or pipe a raw message
show this help message and exit
.TP
.BI \-o \ OUTDIR\fP,\fB \ \-\-outdir \ OUTDIR
-Output into this directory
+Output into this directory (or use \- to output mailbox contents to stdout)
.TP
.BI \-p \ USEPROJECT\fP,\fB \ \-\-use\-project \ USEPROJECT
-Use a specific project instead of guessing (linux\-mm,
-linux\-hardening, etc)
+Use a specific project instead of guessing (linux\-mm, linux\-hardening, etc)
.TP
.B \-c\fP,\fB \-\-check\-newer\-revisions
Check if newer patch revisions exist
@@ -137,8 +134,7 @@ Check if newer patch revisions exist
Filename to name the mbox file
.TP
.BI \-m \ LOCALMBOX\fP,\fB \ \-\-use\-local\-mbox \ LOCALMBOX
-Instead of grabbing a thread from lore, process this
-mbox file
+Instead of grabbing a thread from lore, process this mbox file
.TP
.B \-C\fP,\fB \-\-no\-cache
Do not use local cache
@@ -165,16 +161,16 @@ Add a lore.kernel.org/r/ link to every patch
Save mbox patches in a quilt\-ready folder
.TP
.BI \-P \ CHERRYPICK\fP,\fB \ \-\-cherry\-pick \ CHERRYPICK
-Cherry\-pick a subset of patches (e.g. "\-P 1\-2,4,6\-",
-"\-P _" to use just the msgid specified,
-or "\-P *globbing*" to match on commit subject)
+Cherry\-pick a subset of patches (e.g. "\-P 1\-2,4,6\-", "\-P _" to use just the msgid specified, or "\-P *globbing*" to match on commit subject)
.TP
.B \-g\fP,\fB \-\-guess\-base
Try to guess the base of the series (if not specified)
.TP
.B \-3\fP,\fB \-\-prep\-3way
-Prepare for a 3\-way merge (tries to ensure that all
-index blobs exist by making a fake commit range)
+Prepare for a 3\-way merge (tries to ensure that all index blobs exist by making a fake commit range)
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-cover
+Do not save the cover letter (on by default when using \-o \-)
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
@@ -198,12 +194,10 @@ show this help message and exit
Use a custom From field
.TP
.B \-n\fP,\fB \-\-no\-submit
-Do not submit attestation, just save the message ready
-to send
+Do not submit attestation, just save the message ready to send
.TP
.BI \-o \ OUTPUT\fP,\fB \ \-\-output \ OUTPUT
-Save attestation message in this file if not
-submitting it
+Save attestation message in this file if not submitting it
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
@@ -236,8 +230,7 @@ Check if pull request has already been applied
Convert a pull request into an mbox full of patches
.TP
.BI \-o \ OUTMBOX\fP,\fB \ \-\-output\-mbox \ OUTMBOX
-Save exploded messages into this mailbox (default:
-msgid.mbx)
+Save exploded messages into this mailbox (default: msgid.mbx)
.UNINDENT
.UNINDENT
.sp
@@ -323,6 +316,8 @@ Save diff into this file instead of outputting to stdout
.B \-c\fP,\fB \-\-color
Force color output even when writing to file
.UNINDENT
+.IP "System Message: WARNING/2 (b4.5.rst:, line 201)"
+Option list ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.
.INDENT 0.0
.TP
.B \-m AMBOX AMBOX, \-\-compare\-am\-mboxes AMBOX AMBOX
diff --git a/man/b4.5.rst b/man/b4.5.rst
index d8e28f6..a27241a 100644
--- a/man/b4.5.rst
+++ b/man/b4.5.rst
@@ -53,17 +53,15 @@ positional arguments:
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-o OUTDIR, --outdir OUTDIR
- Output into this directory
+ Output into this directory (or use - to output mailbox contents to stdout)
-p USEPROJECT, --use-project USEPROJECT
- Use a specific project instead of guessing (linux-mm,
- linux-hardening, etc)
+ Use a specific project instead of guessing (linux-mm, linux-hardening, etc)
-c, --check-newer-revisions
Check if newer patch revisions exist
-n WANTNAME, --mbox-name WANTNAME
Filename to name the mbox file
-m LOCALMBOX, --use-local-mbox LOCALMBOX
- Instead of grabbing a thread from lore, process this
- mbox file
+ Instead of grabbing a thread from lore, process this mbox file
-C, --no-cache Do not use local cache
*Example*: b4 mbox 20200313231252.64999-1-keescook@chromium.org
@@ -79,17 +77,15 @@ positional arguments:
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-o OUTDIR, --outdir OUTDIR
- Output into this directory
+ Output into this directory (or use - to output mailbox contents to stdout)
-p USEPROJECT, --use-project USEPROJECT
- Use a specific project instead of guessing (linux-mm,
- linux-hardening, etc)
+ Use a specific project instead of guessing (linux-mm, linux-hardening, etc)
-c, --check-newer-revisions
Check if newer patch revisions exist
-n WANTNAME, --mbox-name WANTNAME
Filename to name the mbox file
-m LOCALMBOX, --use-local-mbox LOCALMBOX
- Instead of grabbing a thread from lore, process this
- mbox file
+ Instead of grabbing a thread from lore, process this mbox file
-C, --no-cache Do not use local cache
-v WANTVER, --use-version WANTVER
Get a specific version of the patch/series
@@ -103,14 +99,14 @@ optional arguments:
-l, --add-link Add a lore.kernel.org/r/ link to every patch
-Q, --quilt-ready Save mbox patches in a quilt-ready folder
-P CHERRYPICK, --cherry-pick CHERRYPICK
- Cherry-pick a subset of patches (e.g. "-P 1-2,4,6-",
- "-P _" to use just the msgid specified,
- or "-P \*globbing\*" to match on commit subject)
+ Cherry-pick a subset of patches (e.g. "-P 1-2,4,6-", "-P _" to use just the msgid specified, or "-P \*globbing\*" to match on commit subject)
-g, --guess-base
Try to guess the base of the series (if not specified)
-3, --prep-3way
- Prepare for a 3-way merge (tries to ensure that all
- index blobs exist by making a fake commit range)
+ Prepare for a 3-way merge (tries to ensure that all index blobs exist by making a fake commit range)
+ --no-cover
+ Do not save the cover letter (on by default when using -o -)
+
*Example*: b4 am 20200313231252.64999-1-keescook@chromium.org
@@ -126,11 +122,10 @@ optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-f SENDER, --from SENDER
Use a custom From field
- -n, --no-submit Do not submit attestation, just save the message ready
- to send
+ -n, --no-submit
+ Do not submit attestation, just save the message ready to send
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
- Save attestation message in this file if not
- submitting it
+ Save attestation message in this file if not submitting it
*Example*: b4 attest -n -o output/xxxx-attestation.patch output/\*.patch
@@ -151,8 +146,7 @@ optional arguments:
-c, --check Check if pull request has already been applied
-e, --explode Convert a pull request into an mbox full of patches
-o OUTMBOX, --output-mbox OUTMBOX
- Save exploded messages into this mailbox (default:
- msgid.mbx)
+ Save exploded messages into this mailbox (default: msgid.mbx)
*Example*: b4 pr 202003292120.2BDCB41@keescook
@@ -208,7 +202,7 @@ optional arguments:
-m AMBOX AMBOX, --compare-am-mboxes AMBOX AMBOX
Compare two mbx files prepared with "b4 am"
-*Example*: b4 diff
+*Example*: b4 diff 20200526205322.23465-1-mic@digikod.net
CONFIGURATION
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