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author | Björn Gustavsson <bgustavsson@gmail.com> | |
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:43:53 +0000 (20:43 +0100) | ||
committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | |
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:08:07 +0000 (12:08 -0800) |
Signed-off-by: Björn Gustavsson <bgustavsson@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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input. Turns off "apply".
--numstat::
- Similar to \--stat, but shows the number of added and
+ Similar to `--stat`, but shows the number of added and
deleted lines in decimal notation and the pathname without
abbreviation, to make it more machine friendly. For
binary files, outputs two `-` instead of saying
file and detects errors. Turns off "apply".
--index::
- When --check is in effect, or when applying the patch
+ When `--check` is in effect, or when applying the patch
(which is the default when none of the options that
disables it is in effect), make sure the patch is
applicable to what the current index file records. If
--cached::
Apply a patch without touching the working tree. Instead take the
cached data, apply the patch, and store the result in the index
- without using the working tree. This implies '--index'.
+ without using the working tree. This implies `--index`.
--build-fake-ancestor=<file>::
Newer 'git-diff' output has embedded 'index information'
By default, 'git-apply' expects that the patch being
applied is a unified diff with at least one line of context.
This provides good safety measures, but breaks down when
- applying a diff generated with --unified=0. To bypass these
- checks use '--unidiff-zero'.
+ applying a diff generated with `--unified=0`. To bypass these
+ checks use `--unidiff-zero`.
+
Note, for the reasons stated above usage of context-free patches is
discouraged.
be useful when importing patchsets, where you want to include certain
files or directories.
+
-When --exclude and --include patterns are used, they are examined in the
+When `--exclude` and `--include` patterns are used, they are examined in the
order they appear on the command line, and the first match determines if a
patch to each path is used. A patch to a path that does not match any
include/exclude pattern is used by default if there is no include pattern
If the patch contains any changes to submodules then 'git-apply'
treats these changes as follows.
-If --index is specified (explicitly or implicitly), then the submodule
+If `--index` is specified (explicitly or implicitly), then the submodule
commits must match the index exactly for the patch to apply. If any
of the submodules are checked-out, then these check-outs are completely
ignored, i.e., they are not required to be up-to-date or clean and they
are not updated.
-If --index is not specified, then the submodule commits in the patch
+If `--index` is not specified, then the submodule commits in the patch
are ignored and only the absence or presence of the corresponding
subdirectory is checked and (if possible) updated.