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Make a patch
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Working with Patches

from https://ariejan.net/2009/10/26/how-to-create-and-apply-a-patch-with-git/

from the branch with changes

git format-patch <branched-from> --stdout > <patch-name>.patch

go to the branch to patch

git checkout <branch-to-patch>

check the changes

git apply --stat <patch-name>.patch

test the patch

git apply --check <patch-name>.patch

apply the patch

git am --signoff < <patch-name>.patch
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