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diff --git a/src/inc/pyonji.md b/src/inc/pyonji.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8f55983 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/inc/pyonji.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +date: 2025-01-08 +--- + +[pyonji] is a useful tool to send patches to mailing lists, to contribute to +projects hosted on [sr.ht] for example. It is a friendly TUI alternative to +using `git-send-email` directly, but there are still some essentials to note: + +1. ensure th [to address] is set (or pass `--to`) + `git config --local sendemail.to` + +2. use `origin/master` or `HEAD~n` for the `--base` option, this determines what + is included in the patch series + +3. when sending to a public-inbox style list, ensure the [subject prefix] is set + `git config --local format.subjectprefix` + +4. when writing the cover letter, note that the first paragraph is parsed as the + subject of the patch series, see [--cover-from-description] + + +[pyonji]: https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/pyonji +[sr.ht]: https://sr.ht/projects +[to address]: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config/2.22.1#Documentation/git-config.txt-formatsubjectPrefix +[subject prefix]: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config/2.22.1#Documentation/git-config.txt-formatsubjectPrefix +[--cover-from-description]: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#Documentation/git-format-patch.txt---cover-from-descriptionltmodegt |