From: Geoff Russell <geoffrey.russell@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:18:11 GMT
Subject: Re: Applying patches in a directory that isn't a repository
Message-ID: <93c3eada0706292118u2058553bj103ba707aa144d16@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <7v3b0bi88r.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.pobox.com>

On 6/29/07, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> "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