Hi, With patch 2.7.5 I have to make contortions in order to transport a set of hunks from one file to another:
$ git diff vacall.h.in | patch ../callback/vacall_r/vacall_r.h.in Invalid file name ../callback/vacall_r/vacall_r.h.in -- skipping patch $ git diff vacall.h.in | (cd .. && patch callback/vacall_r/vacall_r.h.in) patching file callback/vacall_r/vacall_r.h.in Hunk #1 succeeded at 367 (offset -1 lines). Hunk #2 succeeded at 651 (offset -1 lines). This worked with 2.7.1, hence it is a regression: $ git diff vacall.h.in | patch ../callback/vacall_r/vacall_r.h.in patching file ../callback/vacall_r/vacall_r.h.in Hunk #1 succeeded at 367 (offset -1 lines). Hunk #2 succeeded at 651 (offset -1 lines). I fully agree that for security reasons, patch (like 'tar') should reject file names that start with '../' when they originate from the patch file (standard input in this case). But for file names given on the command line, there is no security risk. Suggestion: Make 'patch FILENAME' work again, regardless whether FILENAME begins with '../'. Bruno
