Drupal Patch

##Create a new patch

• Clone git repo of module into a clean Drupal installation.
• Create a new branch:

git checkout -b <branch name>

• Make change in code.
• Commit changes:

git commit -am "fix"

• Create Patch file:

git diff <original branch name> <new branch name> **>** <patch file name>

Original branch name is usually the module's version. Patch file name format : <issue#>-<description>-<comment#>.patch For example:

git diff 7.x-1.x fix-alert > 974338-node-notify-mailalert-17.patch

##Apply a patch

git apply <path file>