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git-apply:tldr:e4d30
git-apply: Output diffstat for the input and apply the patch.
$ git apply --stat --apply ${filename}
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This command is used to apply a patch file to the current Git branch and display statistics about the changes made by the patch.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
git apply
is the git command used to apply a patch file to the current branch.--stat
is an option used to display statistics about the changes made by the patch. It shows the number of modified files, insertions, and deletions.--apply
is an option specifying that the given file should be applied as a patch.${filename}
is a placeholder for the actual filename or path of the patch file that you want to apply.
To use this command, you would replace ${filename}
with the actual path or filename of the patch file you want to apply. For example, if you have a patch file named my_patch.patch
, the command would be git apply --stat --apply my_patch.patch
.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.