$ mkdir patches $ echo foo > foo $ quilt new patch > Patch %{P}patch is now on top $ quilt add foo > File foo added to patch %{P}patch $ echo bar > foo $ quilt refresh -p ab > Refreshed patch %{P}patch $ mv patches/patch patches/patch~ $ echo Header > patches/patch $ cat patches/patch~ >> patches/patch $ quilt header > Header $ quilt header -r < Header2 > Replaced header of patch %{P}patch $ quilt header > Header2 $ quilt header -a < Appended > Appended text to header of patch %{P}patch $ quilt header > Header2 > Appended $ cat patches/patch > Header2 > Appended > Index: b/foo > =================================================================== > --- a/foo > +++ b/foo > @@ -1 +1 @@ > -foo > +bar $ echo -n "No trailing newline" | quilt header -r > Replaced header of patch patches/patch $ cat patches/patch > No trailing newline > Index: b/foo > =================================================================== > --- a/foo > +++ b/foo > @@ -1 +1 @@ > -foo > +bar