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diff --git a/doc/darcs.txt b/doc/darcs.txt index cc3464097..bee031fc0 100644 --- a/doc/darcs.txt +++ b/doc/darcs.txt @@ -87,10 +87,15 @@ repository, as described above. Then create the patch with: ``` $ darcs send -o mypatch.patch +$ gzip mypatch.patch ``` (where ``mypatch`` is hopefully replaced by a slightly more -descriptive name). Send it as an e-mail attachment. If you have +descriptive name). Since some e-mail setups change text attachments +(most likely by changing the newline characters) you need to send +the patch in some compressed format, such as GZIP, BZIP2 or ZIP. + +Send it as an e-mail attachment. If you have sendmail or something equivalent installed, it is possible to send the patch directly from darcs. If so, replace ``-o mypatch.patch`` with ``--to=EMAIL`` where ``EMAIL`` is the address to send it to. |