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Jimbo: Reverted edits by 173.88.199.104 (talk) to last revision by Jimbo

2012-08-25T22:12:59Z

Reverted edits by 173.88.199.104 (talk) to last revision by Jimbo

2012-08-13T19:37:08Z

2007-10-25T18:28:11Z

Reverted edits by 202.70.201.34 (Talk); changed back to last version by Dave

2005-12-14T04:58:19Z

Useful to know

2005-07-25T02:44:37Z

2005-01-04T06:07:02Z

Patch a file: - created stub for patch

2005-01-04T06:05:51Z

just added a little romper room stuff for inclusion in FreeBSD Terminology - great article, Simon!

2005-01-04T00:57:35Z

Useful to know

2005-01-04T00:56:56Z

Undo a patch

2005-01-04T00:56:15Z

Patch a file

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+}
-All you have to do is put "fix" in the same directory as "file", and type this:
+All you have to do is put "fix" in the same directory as "file", and use the [[patch]] command like this:
   patch <fix

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-Often enough you will have to patch files manually, or share a bug fix with someone using diff.
+One of the blesses and curses of the open source world is that since you can get everything in readable and editable form, you can '''patch''' a program in order to make a specific alteration to it or upgrade it.  This may be to fix a bug, to make a minor alteration to suit your system or your particular needs or to add a new capability.
 === Sharing a bug fix ===
-Let's say you have those two files:
+Let's say you have those two files, "file" and "fixedfile":
-file
+file:
   Code
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   Code
-fixedfile
+fixedfile:
   Code
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   New feature
-and "fixedfile" is the fixed/improved version of "file"
+and "fixedfile" is the fixed/improved version of "file", and you want to create your own patch using [[diff]] so that others can take advantage of your fix by patching the original source with it.
 Use this command (make sure "fixedfile" goes after "file")
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-[[Category:Common Tasks]]
+[[Category:Common Tasks]] [[Category:FreeBSD Terminology]]

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 === Useful to know ===
-The patch command can supports multiple files
+The patch command can patch multiple files at once, usually from a group of diff files put together.
 patch can still work if line number are off (usually due to skipping certain patches). However this can on occasion not do the right thing so backups are recommended. Consult the man page for more.

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   patch -R <fix
-So you will reverse all patches in "fix" without prompts.
+This reverses all patches in "fix" without any prompt.
 === Useful to know ===

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 === Patch a file ===
-You have this file
+You have this file called "file"
 file
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   Code
-Which you want patched with "fix".
+Which you want patched with "fix" which you got from an Email
+{
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+}
-All you have to do is put fix in the same directory as file, and type this:
+All you have to do is put "fix" in the same directory as "file", and type this:
   patch <fix
-You need not have the file "fix" perfectly cleaned up if it was posted; you can cut-and-paste an Email message and it will work!
+You need not have the file "fix" perfectly cleaned up if it was posted; you can cut-and-paste an Email message with a diff file in the middle and it will work!
 === Undo a patch ===