Hallo Link, * Link Dupont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-02-27 15:05]: > > i am vijay and i would like to know how to use patch > > the source code . i got through net as well as all the > > manual pages but i could not find myself in a state > > that i can use a patch command. > > I will be greatful to you , > > `man patch` or `info patch`?
You can use the diff command to get the differences between two files. To patch a file you have to youse the Unified Diff format. For that you have to youse diff with the -u option. It looks like this: --- file1 Sun Jan 25 16:22:30 2004 +++ file2 Sun Jan 26 17:32:39 2004 @@ -1,5 +1,11 @@ - foobarfoobar - foobarfoobar + that is not a foo bar + fnord [..] if you use > to put the output in a file, for example foobar with: diff -u file1 file2 > foobar you can use the patch command to patch the file. for example with: patch -b -p0 < foobar for more information read the manuals of diff and patch. regards nico -- Nico Golde nico <at> ngolde <dot> de public key available on: http://www.ngolde.de/gpg.html echo "[q]sa[ln0=aln256%Pln256/snlbx]sb729901041524823122snlbxq"|dc
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