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Re: Applying patches in a directory that isn't a repository

From
Geoff Russell <geoffrey.russell@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 30, 2007, 04:18 UTC
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On 6/29/07, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> "Geoff Russell" <geoffrey.russell@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > But "git am" needs (AFAIK) a full repository. Is there a way to apply
> > a patch without
> > .git being present?
>
> If the recipient does not have a git repository, there is no
> point using "git am", as it is about making commits out of
> e-mails.
>
> git-apply acts as a plain "patch applicator".

For some reason I thought git-apply also needed a repository --- but it doesn't and I've just tested it and, bingo, it is perfect for my needs. Many thanks.

Cheers, Geoff

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Message 9 of 9 in “Applying patches in a directory that isn't a repository”
  1. Geoff RussellJun 29, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoJun 29, 2007
  3. 1/4 diffcore_count_changes: pass diffcore_filespecJunio C Hamano, Jun 29, 2007
  4. 2/4 diffcore_filespec: add is_binaryJunio C Hamano, Jun 29, 2007
  5. 3/4 diffcore-delta.c: update the comment on the algorithm.Junio C Hamano, Jun 29, 2007
  6. 4/4 diffcore-delta.c: Ignore CR in CRLF for text filesJunio C Hamano, Jun 29, 2007
  7. しらいしななこJun 29, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoJun 29, 2007
  9. Geoff RussellJun 30, 2007

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