$ mkdir d $ cd d $ quilt new sort.diff > Patch patches/sort.diff is now on top $ quilt add b c > File b added to patch patches/sort.diff > File c added to patch patches/sort.diff $ echo b > b $ echo c > c $ quilt refresh > Refreshed patch patches/sort.diff $ quilt add a > File a added to patch patches/sort.diff $ echo a > a $ quilt files > b > c > a $ quilt diff | grep ^Index > Index: d/b > Index: d/c > Index: d/a $ quilt refresh > Refreshed patch patches/sort.diff $ grep ^Index patches/sort.diff > Index: d/b > Index: d/c > Index: d/a $ quilt diff --sort | grep ^Index > Index: d/a > Index: d/b > Index: d/c $ quilt refresh --sort > Refreshed patch patches/sort.diff $ grep ^Index patches/sort.diff > Index: d/a > Index: d/b > Index: d/c $ cd .. $ rm -rf d