Feb 12, 2010 · I have two local git repositories, both pointing to the same remote repository. In one git repository, if I do git format-patch 1, how can I apply that patch to the other repository?

Say I have uncommitted changes in my working directory. How can I make a patch from those without having to create a commit?

May 20, 2022 · So git takes care of all of the hard work for you - it compares your local file with what is there in the repository you are working with, and can show it to you as a "diff", or apply that "diff" as a patch aka commit your changes, or even let …

Jan 18, 2010 · In addition to an email per patch, the Git community also expects your patches to come with a cover letter. This is an important component of change submission as it explains to the community from a high level what you're trying to do, and why, in a way that's more apparent than just looking at your patches.

Both git am and git apply can be used to apply patches. It seems that git am automatically commits, whereas git apply only touches the files but doesn't create a commit. Is that the only difference?

Is there an easy way to apply the patch from a given commit on a given file to another arbitrary file elsewhere? For bonus points, what if the file you want to apply the patch to isn't in a git repository?

Jul 12, 2011 · I want to create a patch for a specific commit hash, <rev>. I tried using git format-patch <rev>, but that generated a patch for each commit since the <rev> commit. Is there a way to generate a patch only for <rev>?

In general, git format-patch -n HEAD^ (check help for the many options), although it's really for mailing them. For a single commit just git show HEAD > some-patch0001.patch will give you a useable patch.

The -u option you used specifies the unified format. In that format the first two lines is a header: --- is the original file, +++ is the new file, and the timestamps. @@ block headers That is then followed by chunks (change hunks) that starts with the @@ -R,r +R,r @@ syntax. Those are two ranges, the one with the - is the range for the chunk in the original file, and the one with the + …

Apr 14, 2013 · Git is the wrong tool for the job. You can spend hours trying to apply a patch because Git does not handle whitespace and line endings properly. I once spent over an hour trying to apply a three-line patch some sent to me by email (also see Apply patch to file that's under Git without using Git?). Use the patch program. It handles whitespace and line endings …