---
name: "guilt-header"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "guilt"
version: "0.36-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/guilt-header"
---

# guilt-header(1)

Print a patch header

## NAME

guilt-header - Print a patch header

## SYNOPSIS

*guilt header* \[-eE\] \[\<patchname\>\]

## DESCRIPTION

Prints either the topmost patch’s header or the header of a specified patch.

- \-e

  Open the header in an editor, instead of printing it.

- \-E

  Open the raw patch in an editor, instead of printing it.

\<patchname\>

Name of the patch. If a patch with exactly this name exists, use it. Otherwise, treat the name as a regexp; if the regexp matches a single patch, use it. Otherwise, list all matching patch names to stderr and fail.

## AUTHOR

Written by Josef "Jeff" Sipek \<**jeffpc@josefsipek.net**\[1\]\>

## DOCUMENTATION

Documentation by Brandon Philips \<**brandon@ifup.org**\[2\]\>

## GUILT

Part of the [**guilt**(7)](/guilt/7.md) suite (Generated for Guilt v0.36)

## NOTES

- 1\.

  jeffpc@josefsipek.net

  mailto:jeffpc@josefsipek.net

- 2\.

  brandon@ifup.org

  mailto:brandon@ifup.org