Re: patch: Option to not create backup files creates backup files

2021-02-19 Thread Christos Zoulas
In article , nia wrote: >I noticed some odd behaviour when I tried to use patch(1) without >creating backup files (-V none). It seems this option is ignored, >and backup files are created anyway. The PATCH_VERSION_CONTROL >environment variable can also override -V none, which is the >opposite of

patch: Option to not create backup files creates backup files

2021-02-19 Thread nia
I noticed some odd behaviour when I tried to use patch(1) without creating backup files (-V none). It seems this option is ignored, and backup files are created anyway. The PATCH_VERSION_CONTROL environment variable can also override -V none, which is the opposite of the behaviour stated in the man