Apply the patch in reverse.
--reject::
- For atomicity, gitlink:git-apply[1] by default fails the whole patch and
+ For atomicity, linkgit:git-apply[1] by default fails the whole patch and
does not touch the working tree when some of the hunks
do not apply. This option makes it apply
the parts of the patch that are applicable, and leave the
ever ignored.
--unidiff-zero::
- By default, gitlink:git-apply[1] expects that the patch being
+ By default, linkgit:git-apply[1] expects that the patch being
applied is a unified diff with at least one line of context.
This provides good safety measures, but breaks down when
applying a diff generated with --unified=0. To bypass these
--apply::
If you use any of the options marked "Turns off
- 'apply'" above, gitlink:git-apply[1] reads and outputs the
+ 'apply'" above, linkgit:git-apply[1] reads and outputs the
information you asked without actually applying the
patch. Give this flag after those flags to also apply
the patch.
considered whitespace errors.
+
By default, the command outputs warning messages but applies the patch.
-When gitlink:git-apply[1] is used for statistics and not applying a
+When linkgit:git-apply[1] is used for statistics and not applying a
patch, it defaults to `nowarn`.
+
You can use different `<action>` to control this
Submodules
----------
-If the patch contains any changes to submodules then gitlink:git-apply[1]
+If the patch contains any changes to submodules then linkgit:git-apply[1]
treats these changes as follows.
If --index is specified (explicitly or implicitly), then the submodule
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite