Junio C Hamano wrote: > +test_expect_success 'apply (-p2) diff, mode change only' ' > + cat >patch.chmod <<-\EOF && > + diff --git a/sub/file1 b/sub/file1 > + old mode 100644 > + new mode 100755 > + EOF > + chmod 644 file1 && > + git apply -p2 patch.chmod && > + test -x file1 I had thought -p was only supposed to apply to traditional patches. Maybe a documentation update would avoid confusion? -p<n> Remove <n> leading slashes from traditional diff paths. The default is 1. -- 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