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# git apply

> Apply a patch to files and/or to the index without creating a commit.
> See also: `git am` which applies a patch and also creates a commit.
> More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-apply>.

- Print messages about the patched files:

`git apply {{[-v|--verbose]}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Apply and add the patched files to the index:

`git apply --index {{path/to/file}}`

- Apply a remote patch file:

`curl {{[-L|--location]}} {{https://example.com/file.patch}} | git apply`

- Output diffstat for the input and apply the patch:

`git apply --stat --apply {{path/to/file}}`

- Apply the patch in reverse:

`git apply {{[-R|--reverse]}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Store the patch result in the index without modifying the working tree:

`git apply --cache {{path/to/file}}`
