Create Patch
Create a patch file containing all uncommitted changes (staged and unstaged) and save it to ~/Downloads.
Instructions
- •Run
git statusto verify there are uncommitted changes - •Get the current branch name with
git branch --show-current - •Generate a filename using format:
<branch>-<timestamp>.patch - •Create the patch with
git diff HEADto capture all uncommitted changes (staged + unstaged) - •Move the patch file to
~/Downloads/ - •Report the full path and summary of what was included
Patch Generation
bash
# Get branch name (sanitize for filename)
branch=$(git branch --show-current | tr '/' '-')
# Generate timestamp
timestamp=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
# Create patch filename
filename="${branch}-${timestamp}.patch"
# Generate patch with all uncommitted changes
git diff HEAD > "/tmp/${filename}"
# Move to Downloads
mv "/tmp/${filename}" ~/Downloads/
# Show result
echo "Patch saved to: ~/Downloads/${filename}"
Rules
- •MUST include both staged and unstaged changes (use
git diff HEAD) - •MUST sanitize branch name for valid filename (replace
/with-) - •MUST verify the patch is non-empty before moving
- •MUST report the full path of the created patch
- •If no changes exist, inform the user and do not create an empty patch
- •Never modify or stage any files
- •Never commit anything