Git Fast Patch Shell Script

fast-patch.sh

#!/bin/sh
set -o errexit

# make sure we're at the root of git repo
if [ ! -d .git ]; then
    echo "Error: must run this script from the root of a git repository"
    exit 1
fi

if [ ! -d "$1/.git" ]; then
    echo "Error: Paramater 1 must be host to a git repository"
    exit 1
fi

if [ $# -eq 2 ]; then
    commits=$2
else
    commits=1
fi

#Patch Log
echo "Patched From: " > ~/fastPatch.log
pwd >> ~/fastPatch.log
git log -n $commits >> ~/fastPatch.log

#Patch
git format-patch -$commits --stdout > ~/fastPatch.patch

cd "$1"
#git stash
git apply --reject --whitespace=nowarn ~/fastPatch.patch
#git add .
#git commit -F ~/fastPatch.log
#git stash pop

echo "Patched With:"
cat ~/fastPatch.log

From a project with a git repo, use via

fast-patch.sh /z/my_other_project
to patch with the most recent commi

Or optionally
fast-patch.sh /z/my_other_project 2
to commit 2 (or more) of the previous commits