The "patch" command:
This command is used to create, view, and apply Fossil binary patches. A Fossil binary patch is a single (binary) file that captures all of the uncommitted changes of a check-out. Use Fossil binary patches to transfer proposed or incomplete changes between machines for testing or analysis.
- fossil patch create [DIRECTORY] FILENAME
Create a new binary patch in FILENAME that captures all uncommitted changes in the check-out at DIRECTORY, or the current directory if DIRECTORY is omitted. If FILENAME is "-" then the binary patch is written to standard output.
- -f|--force
- Overwrite an existing patch with the same name.
- fossil patch apply [DIRECTORY] FILENAME
Apply the changes in FILENAME to the check-out at DIRECTORY, or in the current directory if DIRECTORY is omitted. Options:
- -f|--force
- Apply the patch even though there are unsaved changes in the current check-out. Unsaved changes are reverted and permanently lost.
- -n|--dryrun
- Do nothing, but print what would have happened.
- -v|--verbose
- Extra output explaining what happens.
- fossil patch diff [DIRECTORY] FILENAME
Show a human-readable diff for the patch. All the usual diff flags described at "fossil help diff" apply. In addition:
- -f|--force
- Continue trying to perform the diff even if baseline information is missing from the current repository
- fossil patch push REMOTE-CHECKOUT
Create a patch for the current check-out, transfer that patch to a remote machine (using ssh) and apply the patch there. The REMOTE-CHECKOUT is in one of the following formats:
DIRECTORY
- HOST:DIRECTORY
- USER@HOST:DIRECTORY
Command-line options:
- -f|--force
- Apply the patch even though there are unsaved changes in the current check-out. Unsaved changes will be reverted and then the patch is applied.
- --fossilcmd EXE
- Name of the "fossil" executable on the remote
- -n|--dryrun
- Do nothing, but print what would have happened.
- -v|--verbose
- Extra output explaining what happens.
- fossil patch pull REMOTE-CHECKOUT
Like "fossil patch push" except that the transfer is from remote to local. All the same command-line options apply.
- fossil patch view FILENAME
View a summary of the changes in the binary patch FILENAME. Use "fossil patch diff" for detailed patch content.
- -v|--verbose
- Show extra detail about the patch.