Hi, Thanks for the quick response! I press "|" , I want to pipe to the git tree (which is /work/src/net-next). How do I tell pipe that the path of git tree is there? rgs Kevin On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Josh Cartwright <joshc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
