# How to apply patches

3 messages from 2010-11-17 to 2010-11-17. Participants: Ananth, Tay Ray Chuan.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/25768

## Ananth, 2010-11-17 10:00

Subject: How to apply patches
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Hi,
I have created a git repository on a remote site and have created patches
there. I have copied the files for the base version using which I had
created the patch. However, when I use git apply --check, I get error as
patch does not apply. Can anyone please help? I'm stuck at this and is very
important for my workflow.
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## Tay Ray Chuan, 2010-11-17 14:13

Subject: Re: How to apply patches
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Hi,

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Ananth <smilewithani@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have copied the files for the base version using which I had
> created the patch.

Did you

  $ git add . # note the <dot>

and

  $ git commit

the destination ("base version") repo before applying?

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Ray Chuan

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## Ananth, 2010-11-17 15:01

Subject: Re: How to apply patches
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Hi Tay Ray,
Thanks for the reply. the problem is now resolved. The problem was that the
patches created were in Unix format (only CR) while when I uploaded the
patches through FTP site, they were converted to Windows format (CRLF) which
was preventing from the patches from getting applied. I changed the files to
unix format again and the problem got resolved.
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