Add format-patch instruction

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 9270b08..65e1019 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ To send your latest commit as a patch, run::
 
   git send-email --to corvus@gnu.org --annotate -1
 
+Or, if you don't have ``git send-email`` configured, run::
+
+  git format-patch --stdout HEAD~1 > /tmp/presentty.patch
+
+And send `/tmp/presentty.patch` to corvus@gnu.org using your email
+client.
+
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