Add git format-patch cheatsheet - #98
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Covers exporting commits as .patch files (single/multiple, by count or range) and applying them with git am/apply.
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⊕ Entity-level changestools/cheat/cheatsheets/community/git/format-patch
Summary: 2 added across 1 file functions and classes, not lines · sem |
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Aug 14, 2026
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| # https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch No newline at end of file |
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| # https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch | |
| # see https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch or `man git format-patch` |
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tools/cheat/cheatsheets/community/git/format-patch, coveringgit format-patchusage: exporting the last N commits (as separate files or a single stdout file), exporting a specific commit range,--numbered/--cover-letter/--threadoptions, and applying patches withgit am/git apply.Test plan
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