$ rm -rf d $ mkdir -p d/patches $ cd d $ quilt new patch1.diff > Patch %{P}patch1.diff is now on top $ quilt add f > File f added to patch %{P}patch1.diff $ echo f > f $ quilt refresh > Refreshed patch %{P}patch1.diff $ quilt pop > Removing patch patches/patch1.diff > Removing f > > No patches applied $ mkdir t $ mv patches/patch1.diff t/patch1.diff # test importing into an empty series $ rm -rf patches/ .pc/ $ mkdir patches $ quilt import t/patch1.diff > Importing patch t/patch1.diff (stored as patches/patch1.diff) $ quilt push > Applying patch patches/patch1.diff > patching file f > > Now at patch patches/patch1.diff $ quilt new patch2.diff > Patch %{P}patch2.diff is now on top $ quilt add g > File g added to patch %{P}patch2.diff $ echo g > g $ quilt refresh > Refreshed patch %{P}patch2.diff $ quilt pop > Removing patch patches/patch2.diff > Removing g > > Now at patch patches/patch1.diff $ quilt header -a < original description > Appended text to header of patch patches/patch1.diff $ quilt pop > Removing patch patches/patch1.diff > Removing f > > No patches applied $ quilt delete patch1 > Removed patch patches/patch1.diff $ cat %{P}series > patch2.diff # test a few error cases $ quilt import missing.diff > Patch missing.diff does not exist $ quilt import patches/patch1.diff > Importing patch patches/patch1.diff $ quilt import patches/patch2.diff > Patch patches/patch2.diff already exists in series. # a simple use of import $ quilt import t/patch1.diff > Patch patches/patch1.diff exists. Replace with -f. $ quilt import -f t/patch1.diff > Replacing patch patches/patch1.diff with new version # an import requiring a description merge $ sed -e 's/original/new/' patches/patch1.diff > t/patch1.diff $ quilt import t/patch1.diff > Patch patches/patch1.diff exists. Replace with -f. $ quilt import -f t/patch1.diff > Patch headers differ: > @@ -1 +1 @@ > -original description > +new description > Please use -d {o|a|n} to specify which patch header(s) to keep. $ quilt import -d a -f t/patch1.diff > Replacing patch patches/patch1.diff with new version # quilt header does not work in this case because it stops at '---' $ head -n 3 patches/patch1.diff > original description > --- > new description $ quilt import -d n -f t/patch1.diff > Replacing patch patches/patch1.diff with new version $ quilt header patch1 > new description $ quilt delete patch1 > Removed patch patches/patch1.diff # make sure it accepts non-conflicting names # a small presentation problem here $ cp patches/patch1.diff t/patch1.patch $ quilt import t/patch1.patch > Importing patch t/patch1.patch (stored as patches/patch1.patch) $ ls patches/ > patch1.diff > patch1.patch > patch2.diff > series $ cat %{P}series > patch1.patch > patch2.diff $ quilt delete patch1.diff > Patch patch1.diff is not in series $ cd .. $ rm -rf d