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+<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> &gt; <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/&lt;saved-patches-mailbox-folder&gt;/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>
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