STG-IMPORT(1)                   StGit Manual                   STG-IMPORT(1)

NAME         top

       stg-import - Import a GNU diff file as a new patch

SYNOPSIS         top

       stg import [options] [--] [<file>|<url>]

DESCRIPTION         top

       Create a new patch and apply the given GNU diff file (or the standard
       input). By default, the file name is used as the patch name but this
       can be overridden with the --name option. The patch can either be a
       normal file with the description at the top or it can have standard
       mail format, the Subject, From and Date headers being used for
       generating the patch information. The command can also read series
       and mbox files.

       If a patch does not apply cleanly, the failed diff is written to the
       .stgit-failed.patch file and an empty StGIT patch is added to the
       stack.

       The patch description has to be separated from the data with a ---
       line.

OPTIONS         top

       -m, --mail
           Import the patch from a standard e-mail file.

       -M, --mbox
           Import a series of patches from an mbox file.

       -s, --series
           Import a series of patches from a series file or a tar archive.

       -u, --url
           Import a patch from a URL.

       -n NAME, --name NAME
           Use NAME as the patch name.

       -p N, --strip N
           Remove N leading slashes from diff paths (default 1).

       -t, --stripname
           Strip numbering and extension from patch name.

       -i, --ignore
           Ignore the applied patches in the series.

       --replace
           Replace the unapplied patches in the series.

       -b BASE, --base BASE
           Use BASE instead of HEAD for file importing.

       --reject
           Leave the rejected hunks in corresponding *.rej files.

       -e, --edit
           Invoke an editor for the patch description.

       -d, --showdiff
           Show the patch content in the editor buffer.

       -a "NAME <EMAIL>", --author "NAME <EMAIL>"
           Use "NAME <EMAIL>" as the author details.

       --authname AUTHNAME
           Use AUTHNAME as the author name.

       --authemail AUTHEMAIL
           Use AUTHEMAIL as the author e-mail.

       --authdate AUTHDATE
           Use AUTHDATE as the author date.

       --sign
           Add a "Signed-off-by:" to the end of the patch.

       --ack
           Add an "Acked-by:" line to the end of the patch.

       --review
           Add a "Reviewed-by:" line to the end of the patch.

STGIT         top

       Part of the StGit suite - see stg(1)

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