.nf
\fIgit\-apply\fR [\-\-stat] [\-\-numstat] [\-\-summary] [\-\-check] [\-\-index] [\-\-apply]
[\-\-no\-add] [\-\-index\-info] [\-\-allow\-binary\-replacement] [\-z] [\-pNUM]
- [\-\-whitespace=<nowarn|warn|error|error\-all|strip>]
+ [\-CNUM] [\-\-whitespace=<nowarn|warn|error|error\-all|strip>]
[<patch>...]
.fi
Remove <n> leading slashes from traditional diff paths\&. The default is 1\&.
.TP
+\-C<n>
+Ensure at least <n> lines of surrounding context match before and after each change\&. When fewer lines of surrounding context exist they all most match\&. By default no context is ever ignored\&.
+
+.TP
\-\-apply
If you use any of the options marked “Turns off "apply"” above, git\-apply reads and outputs the information you asked without actually applying the patch\&. Give this flag after those flags to also apply the patch\&.