patch

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Patch a file (or files) with a diff file. Note that diff files should be generated by the `diff` command.

Options (3)

-o, --outputboolean

Patch a file writing the result to a different file

Example: patch < {{patch.diff}} {{path/to/input_file}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/output_file}}

-p, --stripboolean

Apply a patch to the current directory

Example: patch < {{patch.diff}} {{[-p|--strip]}} 1

-R, --reverseboolean

Apply the reverse of a patch

Example: patch < {{patch.diff}} {{[-R|--reverse]}}

Apply a patch using a diff file (filenames must be included in the diff file)

patch < patch.diff

Apply a patch to a specific file

patch < patch.diff path/to/file

Patch a file writing the result to a different file

patch < patch.diff path/to/input_file [-o|--output] path/to/output_file

Apply a patch to the current directory

patch < patch.diff [-p|--strip] 1

Apply the reverse of a patch

patch < patch.diff [-R|--reverse]