Before editing a file, copy the file, appending the exten<AD>
sion you have chosen to the filename. I.e. if you were
going to edit somefile.cpp, copy it to somefile.cpp.save
before editing it. Then edit the first copy (some<AD>
file.cpp).
After editing all the files you need to edit in this fash<AD>
ion, enter the directory one level above where your source
code resides, and then type
$ gendiff somedirectory .orig > mydiff-orig.patch
I just read the gendiff manpage part of which is above. It says:
edit somefile.cpp, copy it to somefile.cpp.save
Then below at the bottom says:
$ gendiff somedirectory .orig > mydiff-orig.patch
Considering the example in the upper paragraph, shouldn't the
commandline example read:
$ gendiff somedirectory .save > mydiff-orig.patch
^^^^^
Or am I misunderstanding this? Looks like a doc inconsistency to
me. Bugzilla? ;o)
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