tree d98b9ed1fa2499a120ee1d6bb8c2893ef8278703
parent af6d1d602a8f64164b266364339c4e936d5bbc33
author Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> 1635022893 -0700
committer Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> 1635024800 -0700

format-patch (doc): clarify --base=auto

What --base=auto tells format-patch is to compute the base commit
itself, using the tracking information.  It does not make anything
track anything.

Tighten the phrasing so that it won't be copied and pasted to other
places.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>