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@menu
* Cloning a repository::
* Submitting patches::
+* Accepting patches::
@end menu
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+@node Accepting patches
+@section Accepting patches
+
+To apply a patch, use the @command{git am}
+@footnote{`am' stands for `apply mailbox',
+but it words on regular patch files}
+command:
+
+@example
+git am PATCH_FILE
+@end example
+
+Is good practice to sign off commits to
+help establish a chain to trace submissions,
+and some projects will require it. To
+sign off with @command{git am}, just add
+@command{--signoff}.
+
+
@node GNU Free Documentation License
@appendix GNU Free Documentation License