Let's say we have some changes in a branch:
```
$ git checkout -b cloudhead/draft
$ git commit -a -m "Nothing to see here.." -q --allow-empty
```
To open a patch in draft mode, we use the `--draft` option:
``` (stderr)
$ git push -o patch.draft -o patch.message="Nothing yet" rad HEAD:refs/patches
✓ Patch 97e18f8598237a396a1c0ac1509c89028e666c97 drafted
To rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji/z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi
* [new reference] HEAD -> refs/patches
```
We can confirm it's a draft by running `show`:
```
$ rad patch show 97e18f8598237a396a1c0ac1509c89028e666c97
╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Title Nothing yet │
│ Patch 97e18f8598237a396a1c0ac1509c89028e666c97 │
│ Author alice (you) │
│ Head 2a465832b5a76abe25be44a3a5d224bbd7741ba7 │
│ Base [.. ] │
│ Branches cloudhead/draft │
│ Commits ahead 1, behind 0 │
│ Status draft │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 2a46583 Nothing to see here.. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ● Revision 97e18f8 @ 2a46583 by alice (you) now │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
```
Once the patch is ready for review, we can use the `ready` command:
```
$ rad patch ready 97e18f8598237a396a1c0ac1509c89028e666c97 --no-announce
```
```
$ rad patch show 97e18f8598237a396a1c0ac1509c89028e666c97
╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Title Nothing yet │
│ Patch 97e18f8598237a396a1c0ac1509c89028e666c97 │
│ Author alice (you) │
│ Head 2a465832b5a76abe25be44a3a5d224bbd7741ba7 │
│ Base [.. ] │
│ Branches cloudhead/draft │
│ Commits ahead 1, behind 0 │
│ Status open │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 2a46583 Nothing to see here.. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ● Revision 97e18f8 @ 2a46583 by alice (you) now │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
```
If for whatever reason, it needed to go back into draft mode, we could use
the `--undo` flag:
```
$ rad patch ready --undo 97e18f8598237a396a1c0ac1509c89028e666c97 --no-announce
$ rad patch show 97e18f8598237a396a1c0ac1509c89028e666c97
╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Title Nothing yet │
│ Patch 97e18f8598237a396a1c0ac1509c89028e666c97 │
│ Author alice (you) │
│ Head 2a465832b5a76abe25be44a3a5d224bbd7741ba7 │
│ Base [.. ] │
│ Branches cloudhead/draft │
│ Commits ahead 1, behind 0 │
│ Status draft │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 2a46583 Nothing to see here.. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ● Revision 97e18f8 @ 2a46583 by alice (you) now │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
```