"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > what's the easiest way to submit a patch that represents adding a > new file to my git repo? i'm fairly sure it involves "git add" and > "git commit". i just want to be able to physically add the file, then > somehow commit it so it shows up with "git diff", submit that output > as a patch, then remove the file and any reference to it and get back > to where i started. > > what's the recipe? thanks. > It should be (starting from master): $ git checkout -b newbranch # create a new branch for your changes $ echo "foo" > newfile # edit the file $ git add newfile # add it to the index $ git commit -m "Add newfile" # commit it $ git format-patch master # get a patch $ git checkout master # go back to original state There is now a file 0001-Add-newfile.patch that has your changes. Then you can delete newbranch if you want. Eric -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
