Git · Patches and plumbing

git am

Applies patches from email, preserving authorship and messages.

Syntax
git am <patch>

Example

Example
git am changes.patch

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git apply git apply --check git bundle git bundle verify git commit-tree git format-patch git read-tree git replace

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