$ rm -rf d $ mkdir -p d/patches $ cd d $ cat > test.txt < This is test.txt. $ 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 < Line two. $ quilt refresh > Refreshed patch %{P}test.diff $ sleep 2 $ sed -e "s/ /_/g" patches/test.diff > patches/test.new $ mv patches/test.new patches/test.diff $ quilt pop > Patch %{P}test.diff does not remove cleanly (refresh it or enforce with -f) $ cd .. $ rm -rf d