Re: Git diff patch in context diff format

Thanks for your suggestion, Robert.I just found this page (http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Working_with_Git#Context_diffs_with_Git) quite useful and powerful.
Best RegardsHuang Qi VictorComputer Science of National University of Singapore

> Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2012 04:28:42 -0400
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Git diff patch in context diff format
> From: robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com
> To: huangqiyx(at)outlook(dot)com
> CC: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
>
> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 2:56 AM, Qi Huang <huangqiyx(at)outlook(dot)com> wrote:
> > Hi, hackers
> > I was exporting my project to a patch file. As the patch review
> > requires, the patch needs to be in context diff format
> > (http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Reviewing_a_Patch) But the git diff
> > exports in a format similar to unified format. What is everyone doing with
> > patching currently? Is there any standard way?
>
> When I want a context diff, I just do:
>
> git diff | filterdiff --format=context
>
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