I have two git repositories with a slightly different layout (both websites, one with a public_html directory, the other with a httpdocs directory).

When trying to move some changes from one to the other using a Patch file I need to stripe 2 pieces of the path and set a new Base Path.

The latter (the Base Path) is not processed in the Git command.

The full command by STREE with no trace of my Base Path is:
git -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false apply -v --reject -p 2 /path/to/patch.diff

Adding the --directory parameter makes this command work:

git -c diff.mnemonicprefix=false -c core.quotepath=false apply -v --reject -p 2 /path/to/patch.diff --directory httpdocs/