Index: bash_completion
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/quilt/quilt/bash_completion,v
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -r1.14 bash_completion
--- bash_completion	12 Jun 2005 12:37:56 -0000	1.14
+++ bash_completion	13 Jun 2005 20:36:52 -0000
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 	   COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "-h $(quilt applied)" -- $cur ) )
 	   ;;
 	delete) 
-	   COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "-h $(quilt series)" -- $cur ) )
+	   COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W "-n -h $(quilt series)" -- $cur ) )
 	   ;;
 	diff) 
 	   case $prev in
Index: quilt/delete.in
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/quilt/quilt/quilt/delete.in,v
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -r1.13 delete.in
--- quilt/delete.in	15 Nov 2004 22:43:19 -0000	1.13
+++ quilt/delete.in	13 Jun 2005 20:36:52 -0000
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@
 
 usage()
 {
-	printf $"Usage: quilt delete [patch]\n"
+	printf $"Usage: quilt delete [patch | -n]\n"
 	if [ x$1 = x-h ]
 	then
 		printf $"
 Remove the specified or topmost patch from the series file.  If the
 patch is applied, quilt will attempt to remove it first. (Only the
 topmost patch can be removed right now.)
+
+-n	Delete the next patch after topmost, rather than the specified
+	or topmost patch.
 "
 
 		exit 0
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@
 	fi
 }
 
-options=`getopt -o h -- "$@"`
+options=`getopt -o nh -- "$@"`
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 then
@@ -46,6 +49,9 @@
 while true
 do
 	case "$1" in
+	-n)
+		opt_next=1
+		shift ;;
 	-h)
 		usage -h ;;
 	--)
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@
 	esac
 done
 
-if [ $# -gt 1 ]
+if [ $# -gt 1 -o \( -n "$opt_next" -a $# -gt 0 \) ]
 then
 	usage
 fi
@@ -63,10 +69,25 @@
 if [ -z "$patch" ]
 then
 	patch="$(top_patch)"
-	if [ -z "$patch" ]
+	if [ -z "$opt_next" ]
 	then
-		printf $"No patches applied\n" >&2
-		exit 1
+		if [ -z "$patch" ]
+		then
+			printf $"No patches applied\n" >&2
+			exit 1
+		fi
+	else
+		if [ -z "$patch" ]
+		then
+			patch="$(cat_series | head -n 1)"
+		else
+			patch="$(patches_after "$patch" | head -n 1)"
+		fi
+		if [ -z "$patch" ]
+		then
+			printf $"No next patch\n" >&2
+			exit 1
+		fi
 	fi
 else
 	save_patch=$patch