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title: Quickly Apply Patches Using Git and curl or wget
nav: blog
description: How to quickly download a patch file and apply it to a Git repository in one line
tags:
    - git
    - drupal-planet
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Testing a patch file is usually a two-step process. First you download the patch file from the source, and then you run a separate command to apply it.

You can save time and typing by running the two commands on one line:

        $ curl http://drupal.org/files/[patch-name].patch | git apply

Or, if you don't have curl installed, you can use wget:

        $ wget -q -O - http://drupal.org/files/[patch-name].patch | git apply

These commands need to be run within the root of your Git repository (i.e. where the .git directory is).

These snippets were taken from [Applying Patches with Git](https://drupal.org/node/1399218) on Drupal.org.
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			`- drupal-planet`
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			`Testing a patch file is usually a two-step process. First you download the patch file from the source, and then you run a separate command to apply it.`

			`You can save time and typing by running the two commands on one line:`

Spaces 2015-05-02 20:43:08 +00:00			`$ curl http://drupal.org/files/[patch-name].patch \| git apply`
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			`Or, if you don't have curl installed, you can use wget:`

Spaces 2015-05-02 20:43:08 +00:00			`$ wget -q -O - http://drupal.org/files/[patch-name].patch \| git apply`
Added the rest of the posts 2015-03-16 21:18:03 +00:00
			`These commands need to be run within the root of your Git repository (i.e. where the .git directory is).`

			`These snippets were taken from [Applying Patches with Git](https://drupal.org/node/1399218) on Drupal.org.`