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b4 shazam

Retrieve and apply patches from a public-inbox archive directly to the current Git tree. More information: https://b4.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/maintainer/am-shazam.html.

• Retrieve patches from a thread and apply them directly to the current branch:

b4 shazam {{message_id}}

• Retrieve patches and create a FETCH_HEAD for merging (like a pull request):

b4 shazam {{[-H|--make-fetch-head]}} {{message_id}}

• Retrieve patches and automatically merge using the cover letter as the merge commit message:

b4 shazam {{[-M|--merge]}} {{message_id}}

• Retrieve patches, add your Signed-off-by and Link: trailers, then merge:

b4 shazam {{[-slM|--add-my-sob --add-link --merge]}} {{message_id}}

• Retrieve patches and start interactive conflict resolution when applicable:

b4 shazam {{[-H|--make-fetch-head]}} --resolve {{message_id}}