## Adding your first patch

If a package doesn't have any patches yet, these are the steps to add your first patch:

1. Launch an import. If there's nothing to import gbp pq will just create an empty branch and switch your working copy to it:

         gbp pq import

2. Create your first patch: edit files, test, commit your changes using git commit

3. To generate the new Quilt patch set use

         gbp pq export --commit

   This will switch you back to your `debian-branch` branch, generate the patches and commit them right away to this branch.

   Skip the `--commit` if you don't want to commit right away. If you want to pick the changelog message from the patch see `/usr/share/doc/git-buildpackage/examples/gbp-add-patch`.