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I have two tags in my git in same branch. There are at least 5-6 commits between them. How can I create a single patch between the two tags so that it can be applied to a GitHub repo?
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In order to create Git patch file for a specific commit, use the “git format-patch” command with the “-1” option and the commit SHA. In order to get the commit SHA, you have to use the “git log” command and look for the corresponding commit SHA.
To see the changes between two commits, you can use git diff ID1.. ID2 , where ID1 and ID2 identify the two commits you're interested in, and the connector .. is a pair of dots. For example, git diff abc123.. def456 shows the differences between the commits abc123 and def456 , while git diff HEAD~1..
A patch is usually skipped when the changes it contains were already applied in the past. There are many possible reasons for this: a merge, a cherry-pick, changes operated manually or using another patch etc.
You can create a single diff (patch) between two tags using the following
$ git diff tag1 tag2 -- > the-patch.diff Replace tag1 and tag2 to the tags you want.
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You can create a single patch for multiple commits by using the --stdout option and directing the output to a file:
git checkout tag2 git format-patch tag1 --stdout > patch1to2.patch If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
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