Re: Question about applying a kernel patch with "git am" received from a mailing list

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On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 07:24:28PM +0200, Kevin Wilson wrote:
> Hi,
> I am following some kernel mailing lists (netdev and others).
> I want to be able to save recent patches and to apply the against a git tree.
> 
> I tried using MUTT client for this. I save the patch (which is almost
> always inline).
> 
> Then I run
> git apply --check patchName
> and
> git apply  patchName
> and it applies cleanly.
> 
> But if I try:
> git am  patchName
> 
> It gives
> "Patch format detection failed."
> 
> Any recommendation what to do to apply a patch
> with "git am"?

Kevin-

Just use mutt's 'pipe-message' feature, which is bound to '|' by
default.  Pipe the message directly to 'git am'.

   Josh

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