---
name: "stg-export"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "stgit"
version: "0.18-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/stg-export"
---

# stg-export(1)

Export patches to a directory

## NAME

stg-export - Export patches to a directory

## SYNOPSIS

```
stg export [options] [--] [<patch1>] [<patch2>] [<patch3>..<patch4>]
```

## DESCRIPTION

Export a range of applied patches to a given directory (defaults to *patches-\<branch\>*) in a standard unified GNU diff format. A template file (defaulting to *.git/patchexport.tmpl* or *~/.stgit/templates/patchexport.tmpl* or */usr/share/stgit/templates/patchexport.tmpl*) can be used for the patch format. The following variables are supported in the template file:

```
%(description)s - patch description
%(shortdescr)s  - the first line of the patch description
%(longdescr)s   - the rest of the patch description, after the first line
%(diffstat)s    - the diff statistics
%(authname)s    - author's name
%(authemail)s   - author's e-mail
%(authdate)s    - patch creation date
%(commname)s    - committer's name
%(commemail)s   - committer's e-mail
```

## OPTIONS

- \-d DIR, --dir DIR

  Export patches to DIR instead of the default.

- \-p, --patch

  Append .patch to the patch names.

- \-e EXTENSION, --extension EXTENSION

  Append .EXTENSION to the patch names.

- \-n, --numbered

  Prefix the patch names with order numbers.

- \-t FILE, --template FILE

  Use FILE as a template.

- \-b BRANCH, --branch BRANCH

  Use BRANCH instead of the default branch.

- \-s, --stdout

  Dump the patches to the standard output.

- \-O OPTIONS, --diff-opts OPTIONS

  Extra options to pass to "git diff".

## STGIT

Part of the StGit suite - see [**stg**(1)](/stg/1.md)