[--allow-binary-replacement | --binary] [--reject] [-z]
[-pNUM] [-CNUM] [--inaccurate-eof] [--recount] [--cached]
[--whitespace=<nowarn|warn|fix|error|error-all>]
- [--exclude=PATH] [--directory=<root>] [--verbose] [<patch>...]
+ [--exclude=PATH] [--include=PATH] [--directory=<root>]
+ [--verbose] [<patch>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
be useful when importing patchsets, where you want to exclude certain
files or directories.
+--include=<path-pattern>::
+ Apply changes to files matching the given path pattern. This can
+ be useful when importing patchsets, where you want to include certain
+ files or directories.
++
+When --exclude and --include patterns are used, they are examined in the
+order they appear on the command line, and the first match determines if a
+patch to each path is used. A patch to a path that does not match any
+include/exclude pattern is used by default if there is no include pattern
+on the command line, and ignored if there is any include pattern.
+
--whitespace=<action>::
When applying a patch, detect a new or modified line that has
whitespace errors. What are considered whitespace errors is
considered whitespace errors.
+
By default, the command outputs warning messages but applies the patch.
- When `git-apply is used for statistics and not applying a
+ When `git-apply` is used for statistics and not applying a
patch, it defaults to `nowarn`.
+
You can use different `<action>` to control this