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git apply — Apply a patch to files and/or to the index without creating a commit. See also: `git am`. More infor

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Problem

How to use the git apply command: Apply a patch to files and/or to the index without creating a commit. See also: git am. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-apply>.

Solution

git apply — Apply a patch to files and/or to the index without creating a commit. See also: git am. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-apply>.

Print messages about the patched files:

git apply {{[-v|--verbose]}} {{path/to/file}}

Apply and add the patched files to the index:

git apply --index {{path/to/file}}

Apply a remote patch file:

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

Output diffstat for the input and apply the patch:

git apply --stat --apply {{path/to/file}}

Apply the patch in reverse:

git apply {{[-R|--reverse]}} {{path/to/file}}

Store the patch result in the index without modifying the working tree:

git apply --cache {{path/to/file}}

Code Snippets

Print messages about the patched files

git apply {{[-v|--verbose]}} {{path/to/file}}

Apply and add the patched files to the index

git apply --index {{path/to/file}}

Apply a remote patch file

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

Output diffstat for the input and apply the patch

git apply --stat --apply {{path/to/file}}

Apply the patch in reverse

git apply {{[-R|--reverse]}} {{path/to/file}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/git apply

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