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.TH "STG\-REFRESH" "1" "03/13/2012" "StGit" "StGit Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
stg-refresh \- Generate a new commit for the current patch
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
\fIstg\fR refresh [options] [<files or dirs>]
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Include the latest work tree and index changes in the current patch\&. This command generates a new git commit object for the patch; the old commit is no longer visible\&.

You may optionally list one or more files or directories relative to the current working directory; if you do, only matching files will be updated\&.

Behind the scenes, stg refresh first creates a new temporary patch with your updates, and then merges that patch into the patch you asked to have refreshed\&. If you asked to refresh a patch other than the topmost patch, there can be conflicts; in that case, the temporary patch will be left for you to take care of, for example with stg squash\&.

The creation of the temporary patch is recorded in a separate entry in the patch stack log; this means that one undo step will undo the merge between the other patch and the temp patch, and two undo steps will additionally get rid of the temp patch\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-u, \-\-update
.RS 4
Only update the current patch files\&.
.RE
.PP
\-i, \-\-index
.RS 4
Instead of setting the patch top to the current contents of the worktree, set it to the current contents of the index\&.
.RE
.PP
\-p PATCH, \-\-patch PATCH
.RS 4
Refresh (applied) PATCH instead of the top patch\&.
.RE
.PP
\-e, \-\-edit
.RS 4
Invoke an editor for the patch description\&.
.RE
.PP
\-a NOTE, \-\-annotate NOTE
.RS 4
Annotate the patch log entry\&.
.RE
.PP
\-m MESSAGE, \-\-message MESSAGE
.RS 4
Use MESSAGE instead of invoking the editor\&.
.RE
.PP
\-f FILE, \-\-file FILE
.RS 4
Use the contents of FILE instead of invoking the editor\&. (If FILE is "\-", write to stdout\&.)
.RE
.PP
\-\-sign
.RS 4
Add a "Signed\-off\-by:" to the end of the patch\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-ack
.RS 4
Add an "Acked\-by:" line to the end of the patch\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-author "NAME <EMAIL>"
.RS 4
Set the author details\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-authname NAME
.RS 4
Set the author name\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-authemail EMAIL
.RS 4
Set the author email\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-authdate DATE
.RS 4
Set the author date\&.
.RE
.SH "STGIT"
Part of the StGit suite \- see linkman:stg[1]