How to download a github "Compare Changes" result as a patch?

Question

Github has a compare feature that can be used to compare changes across different forks. e.g. How can I diff two branches in GitHub?

Question: how can I download the result of such a compare as a patch file?

Thanks,

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 22 '18 at 18:52

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You can add .patch to the end of the URL. An example Compare page:

and its formatted patch:

answered Feb 22 '18 at 18:52

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