On 10 September 2015 at 02:59, Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 6:57 PM, Jacob Keller <jacob.keller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 5:03 AM, Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> I wanted to play with the patch and apply it to my source but the process is really complicated for me. I wonder if you can give me a few recommendations how to work efficiently with email patches. I don’t want to start a flame-war about what email client is “right", I am just curious how you work and what clients, scripts, or tricks you use :-) >>> >>> Usually I use Apple Mail. I experimented with mutt but it was not dramatically more convenient. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Lars >> >> Generally, any client which lets you save patches as mbox format. Then >> you can feed the file via git-am >> >> I don't know what clients make this easy. I normally use Evolution, >> which has as "save as mbox" option. It's possible Apple Mail does too. >> >> Regards, >> Jake > > For the record, you can use "show original" from GMail, and save that > file as well, I believe. I don't know about Apple Mail specifically, > however. I also don't use Apple Mail, but it must surely have a way to get the original email text. Save that and then do: $ git am /path/to/saved-file At least, that's what I do. Luke -- 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