Git Am Command

A Git Am Command is a version control command that applies email-formatted patches and creates git commits with preserved authorship information.

• AKA: git am, Git Apply Mail Command, Git Email Patch Command, Git Mailbox Apply Command, Git Apply Mailbox Command.
• Context:
  • It can typically process Mbox Format Files containing patch email messages.
  • It can typically preserve Commit Author Information, Commit Date, and Commit Message.
  • It can typically handle Patch Series from email threads.
  • It can often resolve Three-Way Merge Conflicts using 3way option flag.
  • It can often continue Interrupted Application Processes using continue flag option.
  • It can often skip Problematic Patches using skip option flag.
  • It can maintain Patch Order from email sequence.
  • It can range from being a Single Patch Application to being a Patch Series Application, depending on its input scope.
  • It can range from being a Strict Mode Application to being an Interactive Mode Application, depending on its user interaction level.
  • It can range from being a Fast Forward Application to being a Merge Commit Application, depending on its commit strategy.
  • It can range from being a Silent Mode Operation to being a Verbose Mode Operation, depending on its output detail level.
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• Examples:
  • Basic Git Am Usage, such as:
    • `git am patch.mbox` for simple email patch application.
    • `git am *.patch` for multiple patch file application.
  • Advanced Git Am Usage, such as:
    • `git am --3way patch.mbox` for three-way merge support.
    • `git am --signoff` for signed-off-by line addition.
  • Recovery Git Am Usage, such as:
    • `git am --abort` for application cancellation task.
    • `git am --continue` after conflict resolution task.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Git Apply Command, which applies patch files without creating git commits.
  • Git Pull Command, which fetches and merges from remote repository.
  • Git Merge Command, which combines branch history rather than applying email patch files.
• See: Git Apply Command, Git Format-Patch Command, Email Patch Format, Git Operation, Version Control System, Apply Patch Tool, Mbox Format, Git Commit Process, Software Patch, Version Control Command.

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