Note the --author option of git commit, and therefore explain how to apply raw diffs.

diff --git a/pod/perlrepository.pod b/pod/perlrepository.pod
index 34d464e..80e2bf8 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlrepository.pod
+++ b/pod/perlrepository.pod
@@ -304,11 +304,16 @@ switch into it:
 
   % git checkout -b experimental
 
-Now we should apply the patch:
+Patches that were formatted by C<git format-patch> are applied with C<git am>:
 
   % git am 0001-Rename-Leon-Brocard-to-Orange-Brocard.patch
   Applying Rename Leon Brocard to Orange Brocard
 
+If just a raw diff is provided, it is also possible use this two-step process:
+
+  % git apply bugfix.diff
+  % git commit -am "Some fixing" --author="That Guy <that.guy@internets.com>"
+
 Now we can inspect the change:
 
   % git log