NAME

       maildir-import-patch - import a git patch series into a maildir

SYNOPSIS

       maildir-import-patch MAILDIR [git-format-patch(1) args]

DESCRIPTION

       maildir-import-patch generates a patch series using git-format-patch(1), and then imports the series into
       a maildir as an e-mail thread, one message per patch.

       This is useful for providing inline feedback on a branch by e-mail, when the submitter did not use
       git-send-email(1).

EXAMPLE

       Suppose that Bob uses git-request-pull(1) to ask you to review and merge his branch 'feature'.  You add
       Bob's repository as a remote called 'bob', check out the bob/feature branch locally, look at the commits
       and run some tests.  Now you'd like to provide inline feedback on Bob's changes, indicating which parts
       you think are ready to merge and which parts need more work.  So you type

           % maildir-import-patch ~/Maildir/patches master..bob/feature

       Over in your MUA, you can then reply to each e-mail in the new thread generated by maildir-import-patch,
       providing line-by-line feedback on Bob's work.

GIT CONFIGURATION KEYS

       mailscripts.project-shortname
           Short  identifier  for  the  project  to be prepended to the subject lines of generated patches, like
           this: "[PATCH shortname imported]".  If unset, defaults to the name of  the  root  directory  of  the
           repository.

           Ignored   if   any  --subject-prefix  option  is  present  in  the  arguments  to  be  passed  on  to
           git-format-patch(1).

SEE ALSO

       notmuch-import-patch(1), git-format-patch(1), git-send-email(1)

AUTHOR

       notmuch-import-patch was written by Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>.

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