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I just created a patch using the following command git format-patch master --stdout > raj_powar.patch

In order to send the 'raj_powar.patch', i ran the following command git send-email --subject="stringval" --to="address" raj_powar.patch

But i keep getting the error "No subject line in raj_powar.patch ? at /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/libexec/git-core/git-send-email "

What am i doing wrong, how do i email this patch?

parsley72
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Your format-patch command didn't specify a range of commits, so likely your patch file is empty. If you just want a patch for the top commit on master, you can use "-1" or use "master^..master".

Use git format-patch -1 master --stdout > raj_powar.patch instead.

Michael Barker
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  • So @Michael to follow, if i wanted the range of commits on master would it be **git format-patch master^..master --stdout > raj_powar.patch**. This is first the time i am using git format-patch – RRP Oct 29 '15 at 23:19
  • Hi Raj, master^ refers to "the commit before master". What range do you want? The format is `start:end`. (the "start" commit is not included) – Michael Barker Nov 02 '15 at 19:58