Patch does not apply cleanly to current version in git. All patches should be based off of
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git I suspect your mailer is corrupting whitespace. Maybe easier to send patch as an attachment. $ patch -p1 < ~/Downloads/v3-iproute2-ip-Add-color-output-option.patch patching file include/color.h patching file ip/ip.c Hunk #1 FAILED at 23. Hunk #2 FAILED at 56. Hunk #3 FAILED at 257. 3 out of 3 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file ip/ip.c.rej patching file ip/ipaddress.c Hunk #1 FAILED at 34. Hunk #2 FAILED at 136. Hunk #3 FAILED at 606. Hunk #4 FAILED at 666. Hunk #5 FAILED at 849. 5 out of 5 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file ip/ipaddress.c.rej patching file lib/Makefile Hunk #1 FAILED at 7. 1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file lib/Makefile.rej patching file lib/color.c patching file man/man8/ip.8 Hunk #1 FAILED at 33. Hunk #2 FAILED at 165. 2 out of 2 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file man/man8/ip.8.rej -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html