Let's start by creating two patches. ``` (stderr) RAD_SOCKET=/dev/null $ git checkout -b feature/1 -q $ git commit --allow-empty -q -m "First change" $ git push rad HEAD:refs/patches ✓ Patch 0ec956c94256fa101db4c32956ce195a1aa0edf2 opened To rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji/z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi * [new reference] HEAD -> refs/patches ``` ``` (stderr) RAD_SOCKET=/dev/null $ git checkout -b feature/2 -q master $ git commit --allow-empty -q -m "Second change" $ git push rad HEAD:refs/patches ✓ Patch 928d76e22ef98a8406f2e4e4bcc8878533bbdfe0 opened To rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji/z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi * [new reference] HEAD -> refs/patches ``` This creates some remote tracking branches for us: ``` $ git branch -r rad/master rad/patches/0ec956c94256fa101db4c32956ce195a1aa0edf2 rad/patches/928d76e22ef98a8406f2e4e4bcc8878533bbdfe0 ``` And some remote refs: ``` $ rad inspect --refs . `-- z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi `-- refs |-- cobs | `-- xyz.radicle.patch | |-- 0ec956c94256fa101db4c32956ce195a1aa0edf2 | `-- 928d76e22ef98a8406f2e4e4bcc8878533bbdfe0 |-- heads | |-- master | `-- patches | |-- 0ec956c94256fa101db4c32956ce195a1aa0edf2 | `-- 928d76e22ef98a8406f2e4e4bcc8878533bbdfe0 `-- rad |-- id `-- sigrefs ``` Then let's merge the changes into `master`. ``` (stderr) RAD_SOCKET=/dev/null $ git checkout master Switched to branch 'master' $ git merge feature/1 $ git merge feature/2 ``` When we push to `rad/master`, we automatically merge the patches: ``` (stderr) RAD_SOCKET=/dev/null $ git push rad master ✓ Patch 0ec956c94256fa101db4c32956ce195a1aa0edf2 merged ✓ Patch 928d76e22ef98a8406f2e4e4bcc8878533bbdfe0 merged To rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji/z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi f2de534..d6399c7 master -> master ``` ``` $ rad patch --merged ╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ │ ● ID Title Author Head + - Updated │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ✔ 0ec956c First change z6MknSL…StBU8Vi (you) 20aa5dd +0 -0 [ ... ] │ │ ✔ 928d76e Second change z6MknSL…StBU8Vi (you) daf349f +0 -0 [ ... ] │ ╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯ ``` We can verify that the remote tracking branches were also deleted: ``` $ git branch -r rad/master ``` And so were the remote branches: ``` $ rad inspect --refs . `-- z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi `-- refs |-- cobs | `-- xyz.radicle.patch | |-- 0ec956c94256fa101db4c32956ce195a1aa0edf2 | `-- 928d76e22ef98a8406f2e4e4bcc8878533bbdfe0 |-- heads | `-- master `-- rad |-- id `-- sigrefs ```