$ mkdir d $ cd d $ cat > foo < foo < bar < baz $ quilt new patch > Patch patches/patch is now on top $ quilt add foo > File foo added to patch patches/patch $ sed -ie 's:b:B:' foo $ quilt refresh > Refreshed patch patches/patch $ quilt annotate foo > foo > 1 Bar > 1 Baz > > 1 patches/patch $ quilt new patch2 > Patch patches/patch2 is now on top $ quilt add foo > File foo added to patch patches/patch2 $ sed -ie 's:Baz:baz:' foo $ quilt refresh > Refreshed patch patches/patch2 $ quilt annotate foo > foo > 1 Bar > 2 baz > > 1 patches/patch > 2 patches/patch2 $ quilt new patch3 > Patch patches/patch3 is now on top $ quilt add foo > File foo added to patch patches/patch3 $ sed -ie '/Bar/d' foo $ quilt refresh > Refreshed patch patches/patch3 $ quilt annotate foo > foo > 2 baz > > 1 patches/patch > 2 patches/patch2 > 3 patches/patch3 $ cd .. $ rm -rf d