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git format patch: add page (#2351)

Starbeamrainbowlabs 6 years ago
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+# git format-patch
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+> Prepare .patch files. Useful when emailing commits elsewhere.
+> See also `git am`, which can apply generated .patch files.
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+- Create an auto-named .patch file for all the unpushed commits:
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+`git format-patch {{origin}}`
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+- Write a .patch file for all the commits between 2 revisions to stdout:
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+`git format-patch {{revision_1}}..{{revision_2}}`
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+- Write a .patch file for the 3 latest commits:
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+`git format-patch -{{3}}`