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Re: How do I apply a single "change"

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Jan 8, 2006, 00:38 UTC
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Luben Tuikov <ltuikov@yahoo.com> writes:
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> ... how do I apply a single "change", identified
> by its SHA?  Either from one branch to the other or
> remote?
>
> I.e. I want to "integrate" only that change?
$ git-cherry-pick $object_name
> Alternatively, how do I apply the absolute output of
> "git-format-patch".  I tried but whatever I tried with
> complained that it couldn't find any email addressess.
> (roll eyes here)

It is unclear what you mean by absolute output, but here is what I regularly do:

$ git-format-patch -k -m --stdout from to | git am -3 -k
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