This isn't a Windows specific question, and would be better for the main git mailing list. I'm CC'ing it in hope that someone there knows the answer. On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 1:26 PM, <richardpreen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm trying to use git to create a binary diff of two files and then apply > the diff to the first file in an attempt to make both files the same (just > testing the concept); > > git diff --binary --no-index original\t1.ppt modified\t1.ppt > > original\my.diff > cd original > git apply my.diff > > This is giving me the following error message; > fatal: git diff header lacks filename information (line 3) > > Any suggestions as to where I've gone wrong? > Thanks. -- Erik "kusma" Faye-Lund -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html