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| author | Bradley Taunt <bt@btxx.org> | 2024-06-06 08:05:12 -0400 |
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| committer | Bradley Taunt <bt@btxx.org> | 2024-06-06 08:05:12 -0400 |
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diff --git a/build/mail/index.html b/build/mail/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0b086e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/build/mail/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<!doctype html> +<html lang="en" id="top"> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <link rel="icon" href="data:,"> + <title>Working with `git` Patches in Apple Mail</title> + <link href="https://bt.ht/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> + <style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{overflow:auto;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}</style> +</head> + +<nav> + <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> +</nav> + +<main> +<h1>Working with <code>git</code> Patches in Apple Mail</h1> +<p>2023-05-11</p> +<blockquote><p><strong>Before we begin</strong>: You could likely automate this process in a more streamlined way, but for most use cases this workflow should be fine.</p> +</blockquote> +<p>I recently covered how to <a href="/git-patches">work with git email patches in Evolution on Linux</a>, so I thought it would make sense to walk through a similar workflow for those using Apple Mail on MacOS. The idea is essentially the same, with just a little extra work involved.</p> +<h2>Create a "Patches" Mailbox</h2> +<p>The first thing you'll need to do is make a new <code>Patches</code> mailbox folder inside your existing mail account. Once done, your default Mail sidebar should look similar to the following:</p> +<p><figure> + <img src="/public/images/apple-mail-1.png" alt="The Apple Mail sidebar with the Patches folder present"> + <figcaption>The Apple Mail sidebar with the "Patches" folder present</figcaption> +</figure></p> +<h2>Applying Patches</h2> +<p>Now navigate to the email message containing a <code>git</code> patch. Right-click and select <em>Move to</em> > <em>Patches</em>. Now in the sidebar, right-click your <em>Patches</em> folder and select <em>Export Mailbox...</em>. You'll be prompted to save this folder locally. I suggest having a top-level folder named <strong>Patches</strong> to make things consistent.</p> +<p>Inside this folder you should see something similar to the following structure:</p> +<p><figure> + <img src="/public/images/apple-mail-2.png" alt="The contents of the saved Patches mailbox folder"> + <figcaption>The contents of the saved Patches mailbox folder</figcaption> +</figure></p> +<p>Once saved, open your terminal, navigate to the project you wish to apply this new patch to:</p> +<pre><code>cd my-path/very-cool-project +</code></pre> +<p>and then run:</p> +<pre><code>git apply ~/Patches/<saved-patches-mailbox-folder>/mbox +</code></pre> +<p>Congrats! You've successfully applied a git email patch through Apple Mail! Well, kind of. The terminal did most of the <em>real</em> work. Just be sure to periodically <em>purge</em> your local <em>Patches</em> folder to keep things clean!</p> +<footer role="contentinfo"> + <h2>Menu Navigation</h2> + <ul id="menu"> + <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> + <li><a href="/projects">Projects</a></li> + <li><a href="/uses">Uses</a></li> + <li><a href="/wiki">Wiki</a></li> + <li><a href="/resume">Resume</a></li> + <li><a href="/colophon">Colophon</a></li> + <li><a href="/now">Now</a></li> + <li><a href="/donate">Donate</a></li> + <li><a href="/atom.xml">RSS</a></li> + <li><a href="#top">↑ Top of the page</a></li> + </ul> + <small> + Built with <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/barf">barf</a>. <br> + Maintained with ♥ for the web. <br> + Proud supporter of <a href="https://usefathom.com/ref/DKHJVX">Fathom</a> & <a href="https://nextdns.io/?from=74d3p3h8">NextDNS</a>. <br> + The content for this site is <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.<br> The <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/bt.ht">code for this site</a> is <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/bt.ht/tree/master/item/LICENSE">MIT</a>. + </small> +</footer>
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