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b4 am

Retrieve and prepare patches from a public-inbox archive for applying with git am. More information: https://b4.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/maintainer/am-shazam.html.

• Retrieve patches from a thread and prepare them for git am:

b4 am {{message_id}}

• Retrieve patches and add your own Signed-off-by trailer as well as a Link: trailer to every commit:

b4 am {{[-sl|--add-my-sob --add-link]}} {{message_id}}

• Retrieve patches and prepare with 3-way merge support for conflict resolution:

b4 am {{[-3|--prep-3way]}} {{message_id}}

• Cherry-pick a subset of patches (e.g., patches 1-3 and 5) from a series:

b4 am {{[-P|--cherry-pick]}} {{1-3,5}} {{message_id}}

• Retrieve patches and run local checks on each patch:

b4 am --check {{message_id}}

• Save the output mailbox to a specific directory:

b4 am {{[-o|--outdir]}} {{path/to/directory}} {{message_id}}