Git · Patches and plumbing

git apply

Applies a patch file to the working tree without creating a commit.

Syntax
git apply <patch>

Example

Example
git apply fix.patch

More in this group

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

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