to the relevant -commits mailing list. If you are not subscribed to the commit
list, all mail sent by Phabricator on your behalf will be held for moderation.
-Note that if you use your Subversion user name as Phabricator user name,
+Note that if you use your git user name as Phabricator user name,
Phabricator will automatically connect your submits to your Phabricator user in
the `Code Repository Browser`_.
The tool to create and review patches in Phabricator is called
*Differential*.
-Note that you can upload patches created through various diff tools,
-including git and svn. To make reviews easier, please always include
-**as much context as possible** with your diff! Don't worry, Phabricator
+Note that you can upload patches created through git.
+To make reviews easier, please always include **as much context as
+possible** with your diff! Don't worry, Phabricator
will automatically send a diff with a smaller context in the review
email, but having the full file in the web interface will help the
reviewer understand your code.
* ``git show HEAD -U999999 > mypatch.patch``
* ``git format-patch -U999999 @{u}``
-* ``svn diff --diff-cmd=diff -x -U999999``
Before uploading your patch, please make sure it is formatted properly, as
described in :ref:`How to Submit a Patch <format patches>`.
Here are a couple of ways to pick the initial reviewer(s):
-* Use ``svn blame`` and the commit log to find names of people who have
+* Use ``git blame`` and the commit log to find names of people who have
recently modified the same area of code that you are modifying.
* Look in CODE_OWNERS.TXT to see who might be responsible for that area.
* If you've discussed the change on a dev list, the people who participated
Note that if you commit the change without using Arcanist and forget to add the
``Differential Revision`` line to your commit message then it is recommended
that you close the review manually. In the web UI, under "Leap Into Action" put
-the SVN revision number in the Comment, set the Action to "Close Revision" and
+the git revision number in the Comment, set the Action to "Close Revision" and
click Submit. Note the review must have been Accepted first.