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  1. nepsilon revised this gist Jul 8, 2016. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 1 deletion.
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    git diff > some-changes.patch
    ```

    **2\. Apply the dirr:**
    **2\. Apply the diff:**

    Then copy this patch to your local machine, and apply it to your local working copy with:
    ```bash
    git apply /path/to/some-changes.patch
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    # Generate the patch:
    git diff > some-changes.patch
    # Copy this patch to your local machine

    # Apply the patch to your local working copy:
    git apply /path/to/some-changes.patch
    # And that’s it! The changes are now in your
    # working copy and ready to be staged/commit/pushed :)
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    # How to generate and apply patches with git?

    It sometimes happen you need change code on a machine from which you cannot push to the repo.
    You’re ready to copy/paste what `diff` outputs to your local working copy.

    You think there must be a better way to proceed and you’re right. It’s a simple 2 steps process:

    **1\. Generate the patch:**
    ```bash
    git diff > some-changes.patch
    ```

    **2\. Apply the dirr:**
    Then copy this patch to your local machine, and apply it to your local working copy with:
    ```bash
    git apply /path/to/some-changes.patch
    ```

    And that’s it! The changes are now in your working copy and ready to be staged/commit/pushed :)
  3. nepsilon revised this gist Feb 1, 2016. No changes.
  4. nepsilon created this gist Feb 1, 2016.
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    # Generate the patch:
    git diff > some-changes.patch
    # Copy this patch to your local machine

    # Apply the patch to your local working copy:
    git apply /path/to/some-changes.patch
    # And that’s it! The changes are now in your
    # working copy and ready to be staged/commit/pushed :)