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commit561d2b7934caaa5e0917979da82ca59b17a4e5f9[log] [tgz]
authorPhilip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>Mon Sep 14 15:10:53 2015 +0100
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>Mon Sep 14 12:50:33 2015 -0700
tree73f45ac56de72ced86792d271b82c6d218d32f54
parentecad27cf98c391d5cfdc26ce0e442e02347baad0 [diff]
doc: show usage of branch description

The branch description will be included in 'git format-patch
--cover-letter' and in 'git pull-request' emails. It can also
be used in the automatic merge message. Tell the reader.

While here, clarify that the description may be a multi-line
explanation of the purpose of the branch's patch series.

Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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