On 6/29/07, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Geoff Russell" <geoffrey.russell@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > But "git am" needs (AFAIK) a full repository. Is there a way to apply > a patch without > .git being present? If the recipient does not have a git repository, there is no point using "git am", as it is about making commits out of e-mails. git-apply acts as a plain "patch applicator".
For some reason I thought git-apply also needed a repository --- but it doesn't and I've just tested it and, bingo, it is perfect for my needs. Many thanks. Cheers, Geoff - 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
