Re: the simplest way to add a file to my git repo and submit as a patch?

["Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 5 Jul 2007, Eric Lesh wrote:

> "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> >   what's the easiest way to submit a patch that represents adding a
> > new file to my git repo?  i'm fairly sure it involves "git add" and
> > "git commit".  i just want to be able to physically add the file, then
> > somehow commit it so it shows up with "git diff", submit that output
> > as a patch, then remove the file and any reference to it and get back
> > to where i started.
> >
> >   what's the recipe?  thanks.
> >
>
> It should be (starting from master):
>    $ git checkout -b newbranch          # create a new branch for your changes
>    $ echo "foo" > newfile               # edit the file
>    $ git add newfile                    # add it to the index
>    $ git commit -m "Add newfile"        # commit it
>    $ git format-patch master            # get a patch
>    $ git checkout master                # go back to original state
>
> There is now a file 0001-Add-newfile.patch that has your changes.  Then
> you can delete newbranch if you want.

ok, i'll give that a shot, but i'm still sure i've seen a way to do it
that didn't require creating a new branch.

rday
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