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-rw-r--r--Documentation/config.txt3
-rwxr-xr-xgit-am.sh5
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 915cb5a547..b49feb582e 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ advice.*::
Advice shown when you used linkgit:git-checkout[1] to
move to the detach HEAD state, to instruct how to create
a local branch after the fact.
+ amWorkDir::
+ Advice that shows the location of the patch file when
+ linkgit:git-am[1] fails to apply it.
--
core.fileMode::
diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index f8b7a0cb60..9abad36abd 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -855,6 +855,11 @@ did you forget to use 'git add'?"
if test $apply_status != 0
then
eval_gettextln 'Patch failed at $msgnum $FIRSTLINE'
+ if test "$(git config --bool advice.amworkdir)" != false
+ then
+ eval_gettextln "The copy of the patch that failed is found in:
+ $dotest/patch"
+ fi
stop_here_user_resolve $this
fi