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@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ outputting the above style in the ``git log`` or ``git show`` commands::
[pretty]
fixes = Fixes: %h (\"%s\")
+An example call::
+
+ $ git log -1 --pretty=fixes 54a4f0239f2e
+ Fixes: 54a4f0239f2e ("KVM: MMU: make kvm_mmu_zap_page() return the number of pages it actually freed")
+
.. _split_changes:
3) Separate your changes