patch
Patch a file (or files) with a diff file.
Note that diff files should be generated by the diff
command.
More information: https://manned.org/patch.
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Apply a patch using a diff file (filenames must be included in the diff file):
patch < {{patch.diff}}
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Apply a patch to a specific file:
patch {{path/to/file}} < {{patch.diff}}
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Patch a file writing the result to a different file:
patch {{path/to/input_file}} -o {{path/to/output_file}} < {{patch.diff}}
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Apply a patch to the current directory:
patch -p1 < {{patch.diff}}
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Apply the reverse of a patch:
patch -R < {{patch.diff}}
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