Let's explore the `rad patch update` plumbing command. First we create a patch: ``` (stderr) $ git checkout -q -b feature/1 $ git commit -q -m "Not a real change" --allow-empty ``` ``` (stderr) $ git push rad HEAD:refs/patches ✓ Patch b6a23eb08656de0ef1fcc0b5fe8820841e5cb2e5 opened To rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji/z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi * [new reference] HEAD -> refs/patches ``` ``` $ rad patch show b6a23eb08656de0ef1fcc0b5fe8820841e5cb2e5 ╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ │ Title Not a real change │ │ Patch b6a23eb08656de0ef1fcc0b5fe8820841e5cb2e5 │ │ Author z6MknSL…StBU8Vi (you) │ │ Head 51b2f0f77b9849bfaa3e9d3ff68ee2f57771d20c │ │ Branches feature/1 │ │ Commits ahead 1, behind 0 │ │ Status open │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 51b2f0f Not a real change │ ├────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ● opened by z6MknSL…StBU8Vi (you) (51b2f0f) now │ ╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯ ``` We can make some changes to the repository: ``` $ git mv README README.md $ git commit -q -m "Rename readme file" ``` Let's push the changes, but not to the magic ref, that way the push doesn't update our patch: ``` $ git push rad HEAD:refs/heads/feature/1 ``` Now, instead of using `git push` to update the patch, as we normally would, we run: ``` $ rad patch update b6a23eb08656de0ef1fcc0b5fe8820841e5cb2e5 -m "Updated patch" --no-announce ea7def3857f62f404606d7cd6490cd0de4eaebd1 ``` The command outputs the new Revision ID, which we can now see here: ``` $ rad patch show b6a23eb08656de0ef1fcc0b5fe8820841e5cb2e5 ╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮ │ Title Not a real change │ │ Patch b6a23eb08656de0ef1fcc0b5fe8820841e5cb2e5 │ │ Author z6MknSL…StBU8Vi (you) │ │ Head 4d272148458a17620541555b1f0905c01658aa9f │ │ Branches feature/1 │ │ Commits ahead 2, behind 0 │ │ Status open │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 4d27214 Rename readme file │ │ 51b2f0f Not a real change │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ ● opened by z6MknSL…StBU8Vi (you) (51b2f0f) now │ │ ↑ updated to ea7def3857f62f404606d7cd6490cd0de4eaebd1 (4d27214) now │ ╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯ ```