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Generating a Patch from a Clone

In what follows we're going to assume that the remote alias is origin and that you have a local master branch tracking the remote master branch.
Note, that this happens automatically when you clone a repository.

REVISIT: If someone uses clone with options like -o, we're going to assume he/she knows how to adapt what's below.

Before starting your work, make sure that you have the latest changes: git pull origin master this will fetch and integrates the remote changes to your local clone.

When you are done developing and you are satisfied with your workIf you are working from a clone of the repository, you can create a patch using this GIT command:

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If you have changes on a separate branch, then you can use the following to create the patches.

git format-patch origin/ master # Assuming the remote alias is "origin" and the base branch is master.

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