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Create Patch from Uncommitted Changes

Command

git diff > changes.diff

Examples

• Create a diff file of uncommitted changes.

git diff > changes.diff 

• Create a diff file for the last commit.

git diff HEAD~1 > last-commit.diff 

Steps

1. Run 'git diff > changes.diff' to save uncommitted changes to a file.

Warnings

• ⚠️ This does NOT preserve commit metadata or history—just raw changes.

Links

• Official Docs

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Author: mike-rambil • Updated: 2024-06-10 • Tags: diff, uncommitted, snapshot