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hpr4353 :: diff and patch

Learn how to use diff and patch

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Part of the series: Bash Scripting.

This is an open series in which Hacker Public Radio Listeners can share their Bash scripting knowledge and experience with the community. General programming topics and Bash commands are explored along with some tutorials for the complete novice.

Make a diff:

$ diff --unified --new-file --recursive original/ my-revision/ > my.patch

Send my.patch to somebody so they can use it as input for the patch command:

$ patch --strip 0 < my.patch

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