Git: Create a patch from a list of certain files

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I want to create a patch from a list of files. For example I have 10 commits which modify 4 files. I want to create a patch that includes changes of 3 of those 4 files during those 10 commits. How can I do that?

I think you are looking for this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9939952/create-a-patch-including-specific-files-in-git — Daniel Gomes, Jun 10 '13 at 01:21

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 10 '13 at 02:22

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This worked for me:

git format-patch -10 -- file1.txt -- file2.txt -- file3.txt

answered Jun 10 '13 at 02:22

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Git: Create a patch from a list of certain files

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