How can my client apply patch created by git diff without git installed?
I have tried to use patch command but it always asks file name to patch.
How can my client apply patch created by git diff without git installed? I
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How can my client apply patch created by git diff without git installed?
I have tried to use patch command but it always asks file name to patch.
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work but as many people noticed in comments and other answers patch does not understand adds, deletes and renames. There is no option but
git apply patchfileif you need handle file adds, deletes and renames.EDIT December 2015
Latest versions of
patchcommand (2.7, released in September 2012) support most features of the “diff –git” format, including renames and copies, permission changes, and symlink diffs (but not yet binary diffs) (release announcement).So provided one uses current/latest version of
patchthere is no need to usegitto be able to apply its diff as a patch.