$ mkdir patches $ echo foo.orig > foo.orig $ echo foo > foo $ diff -u foo.orig foo > patches/foo.diff $ mv foo.orig foo $ mkdir subdir $ cd subdir $ echo bar.orig > bar.orig $ echo bar > bar $ diff -u bar.orig bar > ../patches/bar.diff $ mv bar.orig bar $ cd .. #$ export QUILT_PATCHES=$PWD/patches $ cat > patches/series < foo.diff -p0 < bar.diff -p0 -d subdir $ quilt push -qa > Applying patch %{P}foo.diff > Applying patch %{P}bar.diff > Now at patch %{P}bar.diff