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git am — Apply patch files and create a commit. Useful when receiving commits via email. See also: `git forma

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Problem

How to use the git am command: Apply patch files and create a commit. Useful when receiving commits via email. See also: git format-patch. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-am>.

Solution

git am — Apply patch files and create a commit. Useful when receiving commits via email. See also: git format-patch. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-am>.

Apply and commit changes following a local patch file:

git am {{path/to/file.patch}}

Apply and commit changes following a remote patch file:

curl {{[-L|--location]}} {{https://example.com/file.patch}} | git am

Abort the process of applying a patch file:

git am --abort

Apply as much of a patch file as possible, saving failed hunks to reject files:

git am --reject {{path/to/file.patch}}

Code Snippets

Apply and commit changes following a local patch file

git am {{path/to/file.patch}}

Apply and commit changes following a remote patch file

curl {{[-L|--location]}} {{https://example.com/file.patch}} | git am

Abort the process of applying a patch file

git am --abort

Apply as much of a patch file as possible, saving failed hunks to reject files

git am --reject {{path/to/file.patch}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/git am

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