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diff --git a/notmuch-extract-patch/README.md b/notmuch-extract-patch/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ecd1ba7 --- /dev/null +++ b/notmuch-extract-patch/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Usage + +Let's say you use notmuch as your email client and you want to try out +one of those git patchset sent on a mailing list with all diffs +grouped in a thread, one patch per email. ("[PATCH 1/15] do blah..."). + +Simply exporting the thread is not enough, you need to skip any +feedbacks or cover letters that have been posted on the thread. + +This is what this script does. + +Example usage: + + $ notmuch-extract-patchset thread:000000000000265f > feature.patchset + $ git checkout -b test-feature + $ git am feature.patchet + + +You can use the following to use it directly from emacs: + + (defun apply-thread-patchset (repo branch) + (interactive "Dgit repo: \nsnew branch name: ") + (let ((tid notmuch-show-thread-id) + (tmp "/tmp/notmuch-patchset")) + (shell-command (format "notmuch-extract-patch %s > %s && ( cd %s && git checkout -b %s && git am %s )" + (shell-quote-argument tid) + (shell-quote-argument tmp) + (shell-quote-argument (expand-file-name repo)) + (shell-quote-argument branch) + (shell-quote-argument tmp))))) |