Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> writes:

>> I’m using an email client in Emacs, so the email as well as the attached
>> patch is shown in a regular text buffer.  When I see the patch I can
>> directly apply it by running “git am” on the buffer contents, or by
>> opening a shell and running “git am” on the file associated with the
>> buffer.
>
> In Magit, one can use "w w" to apply patches, and "w m" if they
> are saved in a "maildir" file, as can be done in Gnus by selecting
> several articles (in Summary buffer) and pressing "o".
>
> See (info "(magit) Applying patches") and (info "(gnus) Saving Articles")

Wow!  Thanks for the tip.  I'll have to try that one of these days.

-- 
Chris