tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172949199202904007.post7863942392363379266..comments2024-03-27T19:23:25.724-07:00Comments on A Grimm's Reality: Fun with GitHub pull requestsAndy Grimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824322599959355928noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172949199202904007.post-87830748932787005362012-08-15T11:03:14.301-07:002012-08-15T11:03:14.301-07:00Flameeyes, you are almost certainly right that the...Flameeyes, you are almost certainly right that there are git commands that simplify my old workflow; I'm still a bit of a git newbie, and I really appreciate the tips. "remote add" is definitely more lightweight than cloning a repo and very useful. Still, that "fetch" downloads a couple of megabytes of data, versus a 1k patch file.<br /><br />Also, there are more reasons for using "format-patch" ... sometimes the patch gets attached to a bug in an issue tracker, or added directly to an RPM or DEB package as a temporary patch file, etc.Andy Grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824322599959355928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172949199202904007.post-83231066706573105932012-08-15T11:00:56.828-07:002012-08-15T11:00:56.828-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andy Grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824322599959355928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172949199202904007.post-80258800013052193472012-08-15T10:33:52.315-07:002012-08-15T10:33:52.315-07:00Thanks, James. I'll check that out.Thanks, James. I'll check that out.Andy Grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824322599959355928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2172949199202904007.post-25782409047888865632012-08-15T09:41:16.870-07:002012-08-15T09:41:16.870-07:00Check out hub, it's a cli for working with Git...Check out hub, it's a cli for working with GitHub: http://defunkt.io/hub/James Slaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545348770476068007noreply@blogger.com