Advanced-Git/contents/apply-patch-with-commit-metadata.md

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Apply Patch with Commit Metadata

Command

git am my-changes.patch

Examples

• Apply a patch file and preserve commit info.

git am my-changes.patch

• Apply a patch and add a Signed-off-by line.

git am --signoff my-changes.patch

Steps

1. Run 'git am my-changes.patch' to apply the patch and preserve commit messages, authorship, and timestamps.

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Author: mike-rambil • Updated: 2024-06-10 • Tags: patch, am, apply