$ mkdir patches $ quilt new test.diff > Patch %{P}test.diff is now on top $ quilt add test.txt > File test.txt added to patch %{P}test.diff $ cat > test.txt < This is test.txt. $ quilt refresh > Refreshed patch %{P}test.diff What happens when refresh fails because of a permission error? $ chmod -w patches $ cat > test.txt < This is updated test.txt. $ quilt refresh --backup >~ mv: cannot move [`']?patches/test.diff'? to [`']?patches/test.diff~'?: Permission denied $ echo %{?} > 1 $ chmod +w patches