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Create a patch with git

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Git Development
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Quick way to create a patch with git from two different branches

Intro
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In order to get a patch from the diff between master and foo branches one could use the following:

Generate the Patch
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git diff --no-color --binary master foo > /tmp/patch

Apply changes
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To later apply the patch:

git apply /tmp/patch

Changes within the same branch
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If you don’t have dedicated branches with the changes and all are on the same branch you can just execute

git diff --no-color --binary > /tmp/patch

NOTE: --no-color ensures the diff is valid to apply if you have automatic coloring on, --binary ensures binary files are handled correctly as well.

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