X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/stgit/blobdiff_plain/fcee87cf868f18a3d684c3ba71232574f92c7b11..681f805ef4688c7ea450f5e72a15dad818809734:/stgit/commands/new.py

diff --git a/stgit/commands/new.py b/stgit/commands/new.py
index 1779d9c..2c1e94b 100644
--- a/stgit/commands/new.py
+++ b/stgit/commands/new.py
@@ -25,10 +25,23 @@ from stgit import stack, git
 
 
 help = 'create a new patch and make it the topmost one'
-usage = '%prog [options] <name>'
+usage = """%prog [options] <name>
+
+Create a new, empty patch and make it the topmost one. If the
+'--message' option is not passed, an editor is invoked with the
+.git/patchdescr.tmpl, ~/.stgit/templates/patchdescr.tmpl or
+/usr/share/stgit/templates/patchdescr.tmpl file used a as template,
+together with generated lines. By default, the local changes in the
+working tree are not included in the patch. A 'refresh' command is
+needed for this."""
 
 options = [make_option('-m', '--message',
                        help = 'use MESSAGE as the patch description'),
+           make_option('-s', '--showpatch',
+                       help = 'show the patch content in the editor buffer',
+                       action = 'store_true'),
+           make_option('-a', '--author', metavar = '"NAME <EMAIL>"',
+                       help = 'use "NAME <EMAIL>" as the author details'),
            make_option('--authname',
                        help = 'use AUTHNAME as the author name'),
            make_option('--authemail',
@@ -47,11 +60,14 @@ def func(parser, options, args):
     if len(args) != 1:
         parser.error('incorrect number of arguments')
 
-    check_local_changes()
     check_conflicts()
     check_head_top_equal()
 
+    if options.author:
+        options.authname, options.authemail = name_email(options.author)
+
     crt_series.new_patch(args[0], message = options.message,
+                         show_patch = options.showpatch,
                          author_name = options.authname,
                          author_email = options.authemail,
                          author_date = options.authdate,