Creating a patch

Let's explain what a patch is with an example. An external programmer was called by Jim to make small fixes in a part of the project, but Jim didn't want to give him access to the repository, thus preventing him from pushing data. So, he decides to make a patch and sends it by e-mail to Jim:

External@local:~/webproject$ git format-patch origin patch-webproject.patch

This command will create .patch files per commit and the external programmer will send the e-mail with it. So, he decides to make a patch and send it by e-mail to Jim.

Jim can import the patch by executing this:

Jim@local:~/webproject$ git apply /tmp/patch-webproject.patch

This command will apply the patch, but it doesn't create commits.

So, to generate a series of commits, use the git am command:

Jim@local:~/webproject$ git am /tmp/patch-webproject.patch

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Git Best Practices Guide

By : PIDOUX Eric

Git Best Practices Guide

By: PIDOUX Eric

Overview of this book

Creating a patch

Git Best Practices Guide

By : PIDOUX Eric

Git Best Practices Guide

By: PIDOUX Eric

Overview of this book

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