Documentation: git-send-mail can take rev-list arg to drive format-patch

The git-send-email docs do not mention except in the usage lines
the combined patch formatting/sending ability of git-send-email.
This patch expands on the possible arguments to git-send-email
and explains the meaning of the rev-list argument.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <bonzini@gnu.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Paolo Bonzini 2009-06-11 09:30:27 +02:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION
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Takes the patches given on the command line and emails them out. Takes the patches given on the command line and emails them out.
Patches can be specified as files, directories (which will send all
files in the directory), or directly as a revision list. In the
last case, any format accepted by linkgit:git-format-patch[1] can
be passed to git send-email.
The header of the email is configurable by command line options. If not The header of the email is configurable by command line options. If not
specified on the command line, the user will be prompted with a ReadLine specified on the command line, the user will be prompted with a ReadLine