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@@ -247,6 +247,23 @@ Series-changes: n
to update the log there and then, knowing that the script will
do the rest.
+Commit-changes: n
+- This line will not appear in the cover-letter changelog
+<blank line>
+ This tag is like Series-changes, except changes in this changelog will
+ only appear in the changelog of the commit this tag is in. This is
+ useful when you want to add notes which may not make sense in the cover
+ letter. For example, you can have short changes such as "New" or
+ "Lint".
+
+Cover-changes: n
+- This line will only appear in the cover letter
+<blank line>
+ This tag is like Series-changes, except changes in this changelog will
+ only appear in the cover-letter changelog. This is useful to summarize
+ changes made with Commit-changes, or to add additional context to
+ changes.
+
Patch-cc: Their Name <email>
This copies a single patch to another email address. Note that the
Cc: used by git send-email is ignored by patman, but will be