$ mkdir patches $ quilt new test.diff >Patch patches/test.diff is now on top $ echo foo > foo $ quilt add foo > File foo added to patch patches/test.diff $ quilt files > foo $ quilt add "foo bar" > File foo bar added to patch patches/test.diff $ quilt files > foo > foo bar $ quilt add "a: b [c]" > File a: b [c] added to patch patches/test.diff $ quilt files > a: b [c] > foo > foo bar $quilt remove "a: b [c]" > File a: b [c] removed from patch patches/test.diff $ quilt files > foo > foo bar $quilt remove "foo bar" > File foo bar removed from patch patches/test.diff $ quilt files > foo