How to get patches from e-mail client?

[Amit Kumar]

On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 03:52:42PM +0800, Rock Lee wrote:
> Hi:
> If I want to get a patch and use "git am" to merge it into my project,
> how can I do? I mean I can copy and paste a patch from my e-mail
> client, but it is too silly. Is there any way to save a email as a
> patch?
Run mutt. Select the patch you want to download using up/down arrow key.
Press s. Delete the mailbox name provide using Backspace key and provide
path on local filesystem e.g. ~/patches/logical_name.patch. It will ask
to save, yes is default, so press Enter.

Now your patch is saved on local filesystem. Create a topic branch e.g.
Your on master,
git checkout -b work

Now you are on topic branch work, run as follows,

git am ~/patches/logical_name.patch

If you are on the right tree then it should apply the patch and commit.
If something goes wrong, please follow the instructions provided by git.

I think this will help.

Regards,
Amit Kumar
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Rock
> 
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