Andrew Fletcher published: 13 April 2022 1 minute read
If you edit a Drupal contrib module, the next time the module is updated those edits will be wiped. So they are not lost there are a couple of options for you to consider:
- Are the edits worth the contributing to the community? Yes, you can fork the repo and add the changes for the developer(s) to review; or
- Create a patch file
Creating a patch file
The process:
Add the files you want to see in the diff. Remembering to only add untracked files.
git stash && git add . && git stash pop Now diff the staged:
git diff --stagedReset the staged files if needed
git resetCan you run all of the steps in one chained command?
git stash && git add . && git stash pop && git diff --staged && git reset
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