2.4.6 Applying remote patches

TODO: Explain how to determine if a patch was created with git format-patch.

Well-formed git patches created with git format-patch should be committed with the following command:

git am patch

Patches created without git format-patch can be applied in two steps. The first step is to apply the patch to the working tree:

git apply patch

The second step is to commit the changes and give credit to the author of the patch. This can be done with the following command:

git commit -a --author="John Smith <john@example.com>"

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