The scripts in this package simplify working with a series of patches.
The usual tasks like applying, refreshing and reversing are supported.

Please see the paper "How To Survive With Many Patches /or/
Introduction to Quilt" for an introduction.


Command reference
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Typical Usages: New patches; Importing patches; Patch management
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Add new patches:
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1. create a new patch: quilt new {patchname, e.g., sysctl_fix.patch}

2. add/edit file(s): quilt edit filepath
or:
2a. add file(s) to patch: quilt add {filepath}
2b. manual edit file(s) use your $editor

3. update the patch: quilt refresh
3b. list the patch description: quilt header [patch]
3c. update the patch description: quilt header -e [patch]

4. list files in the patch: quilt files

5. show current patch contents: quilt diff

6. apply current, ready for next: quilt push

7. remove file(s) from patch: quilt remove {filepath}

Importing patches:
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1. import a patch: quilt import patchfile

2. apply it: quilt push

3. update the patch: quilt refresh
3b. list the patch description: quilt header [patch]
3c. update the patch description: quilt header -e [patch]

4. list files in the patch: quilt files

5. show current patch contents: quilt diff

Import/Apply a series file + patches to a tree:
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1. cp(1) the patches directory ('series' file + all patch files) to
the expected patches location (as specified in your .quiltrc file)

2. apply all of series: quilt push -a

Other patch management:
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1. remove files from a patch: quilt remove {filepath}

2. remove unapplied patch: quilt delete {patchname}

3. list all patch names: quilt series

4. list all applied/unapplied: quilt applied | unapplied

5. list top/previous/next patch name: quilt top | previous | next

6. list patches modifying file: quilt patches {filepath}

7. rename a patch: quilt rename {patchname}

8. duplicate a patch: quilt fork {patchname}

9. prepare or send mails: quilt mail ...

10. search in source files: quilt grep ...

11. create snapshot: quilt snapshot

12. init from RPM spec or series file: quilt setup

13. distribution of patches: quilt diff --combine
and distribute the combined diff file,
or distribute the patches/ directory content


Helper files/scripts
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backup-files
A simple utility that creates / restores / removes
backup files.

dependency-graph
A utility to compute patch dependencies from the QUILT_PC
metadata.

edmail
A utility to manipulate the headers of an Internet mail message.

guards
Convert a series file with conditional statements into a series
file as expected; see the guards(1) manual page.

inspect
A script to create a series file from an rpm spec file (including
a list of tar files).

parse-patch {-s|-u} section file [< replacement]
Select a %section from a patch (-s) or replace a
%section with the text from standard input (-u).

patchfns
A collection of functions.

remove-trailing-ws
A utility to report trailing whitespace, and remove trailing
whitespace from files.
