diff --git a/pages/common/git-diff.md b/pages/common/git-diff.md
index 6903360bb..cbca7d470 100644
--- a/pages/common/git-diff.md
+++ b/pages/common/git-diff.md
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@
 - Show staged (added, but not yet committed) changes only:
 
 `git diff --staged`
+
+- Create a patch file:
+
+`git diff > {{target-file.patch}}`