--check::
Instead of applying the patch, see if the patch is
- applicable to the current work tree and/or the index
+ applicable to the current working tree and/or the index
file and detects errors. Turns off "apply".
--index::
(which is the default when none of the options that
disables it is in effect), make sure the patch is
applicable to what the current index file records. If
- the file to be patched in the work tree is not
+ the file to be patched in the working tree is not
up-to-date, it is flagged as an error. This flag also
causes the index file to be updated.
without using the working tree. This implies `--index`.
--build-fake-ancestor=<file>::
- Newer 'git-diff' output has embedded 'index information'
+ Newer 'git diff' output has embedded 'index information'
for each blob to help identify the original version that
the patch applies to. When this flag is given, and if
the original versions of the blobs are available locally,
Apply the patch in reverse.
--reject::
- For atomicity, 'git-apply' by default fails the whole patch and
+ For atomicity, 'git apply' 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, 'git-apply' expects that the patch being
+ By default, 'git apply' 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, 'git-apply' reads and outputs the
+ 'apply'" above, 'git apply' reads and outputs the
requested information without actually applying the
patch. Give this flag after those flags to also apply
the patch.
Submodules
----------
-If the patch contains any changes to submodules then 'git-apply'
+If the patch contains any changes to submodules then 'git apply'
treats these changes as follows.
If `--index` is specified (explicitly or implicitly), then the submodule