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diff --git a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt index f3ef4c1..7a3abec 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-format-patch.txt @@ -59,6 +59,26 @@ OPTIONS standard output, instead of saving them into a file per patch and implies --mbox. + +EXAMPLES +-------- + +git-format-patch -k --stdout R1..R2 | git-am -3 -k:: + Extract commits between revisions R1 and R2, and apply + them on top of the current branch using `git-am` to + cherry-pick them. + +git-format-patch origin:: + Extract commits the current branch accumulated since it + pulled from origin the last time in a patch form for + e-mail submission. + + +See Also +-------- +gitlink:git-am[1], gitlink:git-send-email + + Author ------ Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> |