For most cases patman will locate and use the file 'doc/git-mailrc' in
your U-Boot directory. This contains most of the aliases you will need.
-To add your own, create a file ~/.config/patman directory like this:
+During the first run patman creates a config file for you by taking the default
+user name and email address from the global .gitconfig file.
+
+To add your own, create a file ~/.patman like this:
>>>>
# patman alias file
First do a dry run:
-$ ./tools/scripts/patman/patman -n
+$ ./tools/patman/patman -n
If it can't detect the upstream branch, try telling it how many patches
there are in your series:
-$ ./tools/scripts/patman/patman -n -c5
+$ ./tools/patman/patman -n -c5
This will create patch files in your current directory and tell you who
it is thinking of sending them to. Take a look at the patch files.
-$ ./tools/scripts/patman/patman -n -c5 -s1
+$ ./tools/patman/patman -n -c5 -s1
Similar to the above, but skip the first commit and take the next 5. This
is useful if your top commit is for setting up testing.
Where Patches Are Sent
======================
-Once the patches are created, patman sends them using gti send-email. The
+Once the patches are created, patman sends them using git send-email. The
whole series is sent to the recipients in Series-to: and Series-cc.
You can Cc individual patches to other people with the Cc: tag. Tags in the
subject are also picked up to Cc patches. For example, a commit like this: