title: how to apply a git patch as if the author committed to my repo?
body: <p>Lets suppose there is a central repository where commits from satellite ones are pushed some time. Developer A makes some commits on his repo while B makes some on his own too.</p>
  
  <p>Now, A wants to incorporate one of B's commits into his repo (which he cannot access directly to pull).</p>
  
  <p>One way is to have B create a patch and send it to A but in that case there are two problems:
  1. The patch will appear as local modifications to A who have then to commit it (with its own name)
  2. Once the central repo is updated the changes will conflict (being pushed by two different authors).</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to have the patch applied directly "as a commit" on local A repo so that it will appear to him as if it were pulled from the central repo (i.e. origin)?</p>
  
  <p>PS: (this might not apply: see comments: is there a way to strike text until verified?) After some more investigation and testing looks like also git am &lt; git-formatted-patch would make it so that the patch appears committed to the local master (then I hope it will be recognized as the same commit when B pushes it to the central repo). It looks like it is git apply that leaves the patch uncommitted...</p>