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Git noob here, what does this do? I have read the docs on apply but I don't really understand patches. It sounds like you bundle a bunch of commits and allow so
by Lord_Zero 8y ago
Git noob here, what does this do? I have read the docs on apply but I don't really understand patches. It sounds like you bundle a bunch of commits and allow someone to use them. But in that case, wuldnt you just push a branch and then the person who needs it can pull and merge it or rebase onto it or cherry pick it?
- NateEag 8y agoIt undoes the change made to `somefile` in `COMMIT_ID`. Details: `git show <COMMIT_ID>` gives you the patch identified by COMMIT_ID. Appending ` -- somefile` narrows that patch down to only include the specified path. The `-R` option to `git apply` tells it to apply the patch in reverse. Thus, "undo the changes in `somefile` from this commit".