| $ git format-patch --stdout initial..side | 
 | From c7a2ab9e8eac7b117442a607d5a9b3950ae34d5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 | 
 | From: A U Thor <author@example.com> | 
 | Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:03:00 +0000 | 
 | Subject: [PATCH] Side | 
 |  | 
 | --- | 
 |  dir/sub | 2 ++ | 
 |  file0   | 3 +++ | 
 |  file3   | 4 ++++ | 
 |  3 files changed, 9 insertions(+) | 
 |  create mode 100644 file3 | 
 |  | 
 | diff --git a/dir/sub b/dir/sub | 
 | index 35d242b..7289e35 100644 | 
 | --- a/dir/sub | 
 | +++ b/dir/sub | 
 | @@ -1,2 +1,4 @@ | 
 |  A | 
 |  B | 
 | +1 | 
 | +2 | 
 | diff --git a/file0 b/file0 | 
 | index 01e79c3..f4615da 100644 | 
 | --- a/file0 | 
 | +++ b/file0 | 
 | @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ | 
 |  1 | 
 |  2 | 
 |  3 | 
 | +A | 
 | +B | 
 | +C | 
 | diff --git a/file3 b/file3 | 
 | new file mode 100644 | 
 | index 0000000..7289e35 | 
 | --- /dev/null | 
 | +++ b/file3 | 
 | @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ | 
 | +A | 
 | +B | 
 | +1 | 
 | +2 | 
 | --  | 
 | g-i-t--v-e-r-s-i-o-n | 
 |  | 
 | $ |