gerrit approve
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NAME
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gerrit approve - Approve one or more patch sets

SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'ssh' -p <port> <host> 'gerrit approve' [\--project <PROJECT>] [\--message <MESSAGE>] {COMMIT | CHANGEID,PATCHSET}...

DESCRIPTION
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Updates the current user's approval status of the specified patch
sets, sending out email notifications and updating the database.

Patch sets should be specified as complete or abbreviated commit
SHA-1s.  If the same commit is available in multiple projects the
\--project option may be used to limit where Gerrit searches for
the change to only the contents of the specified project.

For current backward compatibility with user tools patch sets may
also be specified in the legacy 'CHANGEID,PATCHSET' format, such as
'8242,2'.  Support for this legacy format is planned to be removed
in a future edition of Gerrit Code Review.  Use of commit SHA-1s
is strongly encouraged.

OPTIONS
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\--project::
-p::
	Name of the project the intended changes are contained
	within.  This option must be supplied before the commit
	SHA-1 in order to take effect.

\--message::
-m::
	Optional cover letter to include as part of the message
	sent to reviewers when the approval states are updated.

\--help::
-h::
	Display site-specific usage information, including the
	complete listing of supported approval categories and values.

\--code-review::
\--verified::
	Set the approval category to the value 'N'.  The exact
	option names supported and the range of values permitted
	differs per site, check the output of \--help, or contact
	your site administrator for further details.

ACCESS
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Any user who has configured an SSH key.

SCRIPTING
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This command is intended to be used in scripts.

EXAMPLES
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Approve the change with commit c0ff33 as "Verified +1"
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	$ ssh -p 29418 review.example.com gerrit approve --verified=+1 c0ff33
=====

Mark the unmerged commits both "Verified +1" and "Code Review +2":
====
	$ ssh -p 29418 review.example.com gerrit approve \
	--verified=+1 \
	--code-review=+2 \
	--project=this/project \
	$(git rev-list origin/master..HEAD)
====

SEE ALSO
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* link:access-control.html[Access Controls]

GERRIT
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Part of link:index.html[Gerrit Code Review]