revert(3p/git): Revert merge of git upstream at v2.26.2 r/852

This causes cgit to serve error pages, which is undesirable.

This reverts commit 5229c9b232de5bfa959ad6ebbb4c8192ac513352, reversing
changes made to f2b211131f2347342dde63975b09cf603149f1a3.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 39 deletions

diff --git a/third_party/git/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/third_party/git/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
index 0d4f8951bbb1..b9b97e63aec5 100644
--- a/third_party/git/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
+++ b/third_party/git/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ SYNOPSIS
 		   [--signature-file=<file>]
 		   [-n | --numbered | -N | --no-numbered]
 		   [--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files]
-		   [--in-reply-to=<message id>] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
+		   [--in-reply-to=Message-Id] [--suffix=.<sfx>]
 		   [--ignore-if-in-upstream]
-		   [--cover-from-description=<mode>]
-		   [--rfc] [--subject-prefix=<subject prefix>]
+		   [--rfc] [--subject-prefix=Subject-Prefix]
 		   [(--reroll-count|-v) <n>]
 		   [--to=<email>] [--cc=<email>]
 		   [--[no-]cover-letter] [--quiet]
@@ -67,8 +66,7 @@ they are created in the current working directory. The default path
 can be set with the `format.outputDirectory` configuration option.
 The `-o` option takes precedence over `format.outputDirectory`.
 To store patches in the current working directory even when
-`format.outputDirectory` points elsewhere, use `-o .`. All directory
-components will be created.
+`format.outputDirectory` points elsewhere, use `-o .`.
 
 By default, the subject of a single patch is "[PATCH] " followed by
 the concatenation of lines from the commit message up to the first blank
@@ -161,9 +159,9 @@ Beware that the default for 'git send-email' is to thread emails
 itself.  If you want `git format-patch` to take care of threading, you
 will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
 
---in-reply-to=<message id>::
+--in-reply-to=Message-Id::
 	Make the first mail (or all the mails with `--no-thread`) appear as a
-	reply to the given <message id>, which avoids breaking threads to
+	reply to the given Message-Id, which avoids breaking threads to
 	provide a new patch series.
 
 --ignore-if-in-upstream::
@@ -173,29 +171,9 @@ will want to ensure that threading is disabled for `git send-email`.
 	patches being generated, and any patch that matches is
 	ignored.
 
---cover-from-description=<mode>::
-	Controls which parts of the cover letter will be automatically
-	populated using the branch's description.
-+
-If `<mode>` is `message` or `default`, the cover letter subject will be
-populated with placeholder text. The body of the cover letter will be
-populated with the branch's description. This is the default mode when
-no configuration nor command line option is specified.
-+
-If `<mode>` is `subject`, the first paragraph of the branch description will
-populate the cover letter subject. The remainder of the description will
-populate the body of the cover letter.
-+
-If `<mode>` is `auto`, if the first paragraph of the branch description
-is greater than 100 bytes, then the mode will be `message`, otherwise
-`subject` will be used.
-+
-If `<mode>` is `none`, both the cover letter subject and body will be
-populated with placeholder text.
-
---subject-prefix=<subject prefix>::
+--subject-prefix=<Subject-Prefix>::
 	Instead of the standard '[PATCH]' prefix in the subject
-	line, instead use '[<subject prefix>]'. This
+	line, instead use '[<Subject-Prefix>]'. This
 	allows for useful naming of a patch series, and can be
 	combined with the `--numbered` option.
 
@@ -333,12 +311,10 @@ you can use `--suffix=-patch` to get `0001-description-of-my-change-patch`.
   Output an all-zero hash in each patch's From header instead
   of the hash of the commit.
 
---[no-]base[=<commit>]::
+--base=<commit>::
 	Record the base tree information to identify the state the
 	patch series applies to.  See the BASE TREE INFORMATION section
-	below for details. If <commit> is "auto", a base commit is
-	automatically chosen. The `--no-base` option overrides a
-	`format.useAutoBase` configuration.
+	below for details.
 
 --root::
 	Treat the revision argument as a <revision range>, even if it
@@ -354,9 +330,8 @@ CONFIGURATION
 -------------
 You can specify extra mail header lines to be added to each message,
 defaults for the subject prefix and file suffix, number patches when
-outputting more than one patch, add "To:" or "Cc:" headers, configure
-attachments, change the patch output directory, and sign off patches
-with configuration variables.
+outputting more than one patch, add "To" or "Cc:" headers, configure
+attachments, and sign off patches with configuration variables.
 
 ------------
 [format]
@@ -368,9 +343,7 @@ with configuration variables.
 	cc = <email>
 	attach [ = mime-boundary-string ]
 	signOff = true
-	outputDirectory = <directory>
-	coverLetter = auto
-	coverFromDescription = auto
+	coverletter = auto
 ------------