--- /dev/null
+Index: patch-2.6.1/patch.man
+===================================================================
+--- patch-2.6.1.orig/patch.man
++++ patch-2.6.1/patch.man
+@@ -557,6 +557,15 @@ instead of the default
+ .B \&.rej
+ file. When \fIrejectfile\fP is \fB\-\fP, discard rejects.
+ .TP
++.BI \*=global\-reject\-file= rejectfile
++Put all rejects into
++.I rejectfile
++instead of creating separate reject files for all files that have rejects. The
++.I rejectfile
++will contain headers that identify which file each reject refers to. Note that
++the global reject file is created even if \-\-dry\-run is specified (while
++non-global reject files will only be created without \-\-dry\-run).
++.TP
+ \fB\-R\fP or \fB\*=reverse\fP
+ Assume that this patch was created with the old and new files swapped.
+ (Yes, I'm afraid that does happen occasionally, human nature being what it
+Index: patch-2.6.1/src/patch.c
+===================================================================
+--- patch-2.6.1.orig/src/patch.c
++++ patch-2.6.1/src/patch.c
+@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static void reinitialize_almost_everythi
+ static void remove_if_needed (char const *, int volatile *);
+ static void usage (FILE *, int) __attribute__((noreturn));
+
++static void reject_header (const char *filename);
+ static void abort_hunk (bool, bool);
+ static void abort_hunk_context (bool, bool);
+ static void abort_hunk_unified (bool, bool);
+@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ static int Argc;
+ static char * const *Argv;
+
+ static FILE *rejfp; /* reject file pointer */
++static char *global_reject;
+
+ static char const *patchname;
+ static char *rejname;
+@@ -159,6 +161,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ /* Make sure we clean up in case of disaster. */
+ set_signals (false);
+
++ /* initialize global reject file */
++ if (global_reject)
++ init_reject ();
++
+ if (inname && outfile)
+ {
+ apply_empty_patch = true;
+@@ -205,8 +211,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ init_output (TMPOUTNAME, exclusive, &outstate);
+ }
+
+- /* initialize reject file */
+- init_reject ();
++ /* initialize per-patch reject file */
++ if (!global_reject)
++ init_reject ();
+
+ /* find out where all the lines are */
+ if (!skip_rest_of_patch)
+@@ -295,6 +302,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ || ! where
+ || ! apply_hunk (&outstate, where))))
+ {
++ if (!failed)
++ reject_header(outname);
+ abort_hunk (! failed, reverse);
+ failed++;
+ if (verbosity == VERBOSE ||
+@@ -331,7 +340,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ fclose (outstate.ofp);
+ outstate.ofp = 0;
+ }
+- fclose (rejfp);
++ if (!global_reject)
++ fclose (rejfp);
+ continue;
+ }
+
+@@ -430,13 +440,13 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ struct stat rejst;
+
+ if ((failed && fstat (fileno (rejfp), &rejst) != 0)
+- || fclose (rejfp) != 0)
++ || (( !global_reject && fclose (rejfp) != 0)))
+ write_fatal ();
+ if (failed) {
+ somefailed = true;
+ say ("%d out of %d hunk%s %s", failed, hunk, "s" + (hunk == 1),
+ skip_rest_of_patch ? "ignored" : "FAILED");
+- if (outname && (! rejname || strcmp (rejname, "-") != 0)) {
++ if (!global_reject && outname && (! rejname || strcmp (rejname, "-") != 0)) {
+ char *rej = rejname;
+ if (!rejname) {
+ /* FIXME: This should really be done differnely! */
+@@ -485,6 +495,23 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ }
+ set_signals (true);
+ }
++ if (global_reject)
++ {
++ struct stat rejst;
++
++ if ((somefailed && fstat (fileno (rejfp), &rejst) != 0)
++ || fclose (rejfp) != 0)
++ write_fatal ();
++ if (somefailed)
++ {
++ say (" -- saving rejects to file %s\n", quotearg (global_reject));
++ /*if (! dry_run)
++ {*/
++ move_file (TMPREJNAME, &TMPREJNAME_needs_removal,
++ &rejst, global_reject, 0644, false);
++ /*}*/
++ }
++ }
+ if (outstate.ofp && (ferror (outstate.ofp) || fclose (outstate.ofp) != 0))
+ write_fatal ();
+ cleanup ();
+@@ -572,6 +599,7 @@ static struct option const longopts[] =
+ {"posix", no_argument, NULL, CHAR_MAX + 7},
+ {"quoting-style", required_argument, NULL, CHAR_MAX + 8},
+ {"reject-format", required_argument, NULL, CHAR_MAX + 9},
++ {"global-reject-file", required_argument, NULL, CHAR_MAX + 10},
+ {NULL, no_argument, NULL, 0}
+ };
+
+@@ -636,6 +664,7 @@ static char const *const option_help[] =
+ "",
+ " -d DIR --directory=DIR Change the working directory to DIR first.",
+ " --reject-format=FORMAT Create 'context' or 'unified' rejects.",
++" --global-reject-file=file Put all rejects into one file.",
+ " --binary Read and write data in binary mode.",
+ "",
+ " -v --version Output version info.",
+@@ -852,6 +881,9 @@ get_some_switches (void)
+ else
+ usage (stderr, 2);
+ break;
++ case CHAR_MAX + 10:
++ global_reject = savestr (optarg);
++ break;
+ default:
+ usage (stderr, 2);
+ }
+@@ -1512,6 +1544,37 @@ similar (register char const *a, registe
+ }
+ }
+
++ static char *
++format_timestamp (char timebuf[37], bool which)
++{
++ time_t ts = pch_timestamp(which);
++ if (ts != -1)
++ {
++ struct tm *tm = localtime(&ts);
++ strftime(timebuf, 37, "\t%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.000000000 %z", tm);
++ }
++ else
++ timebuf[0] = 0;
++ return timebuf;
++}
++
++/* Write a header in a reject file that combines multiple hunks. */
++static void
++reject_header (const char *outname)
++{
++ char timebuf0[37], timebuf1[37];
++ if (!global_reject)
++ return;
++ if (diff_type == UNI_DIFF)
++ fprintf(rejfp, "--- %s.orig%s\n+++ %s%s\n",
++ outname, format_timestamp(timebuf0, reverse),
++ outname, format_timestamp(timebuf1, !reverse));
++ else
++ fprintf(rejfp, "*** %s.orig%s\n--- %s%s\n",
++ outname, format_timestamp(timebuf0, reverse),
++ outname, format_timestamp(timebuf1, !reverse));
++}
++
+ /* Make a temporary file. */
+
+ #if HAVE_MKTEMP && ! HAVE_DECL_MKTEMP && ! defined mktemp
