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how to get 'git diff' to output patch to file

Subject: how to get 'git diff' to output patch to file

## tl;dr

2 messages between May 14, 2009 and May 14, 2009.

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How do I get 'git diff -u' to output to a file or standard out instead of its viewer ?

Many thanks in advance,

Aaron

Re: how to get 'git diff' to output patch to file

2009/5/14 Aaron Gray <aaronngray.lists@googlemail.com>:

> How do I get 'git diff -u' to output to a file or standard out instead of
> its viewer ?
>

  git diff -u > file
  GIT_PAGER=: git diff -u (stdout)

or, depending on how old your Git is

  git --no-pager diff -u