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= Applying a patch = | |||
* If you want to simply apply a given patch to an original file, the syntax is: | * If you want to simply apply a given patch to an original file, the syntax is: | ||
patch original_file patch_file | patch original_file patch_file | ||
* If you want to apply a patch to a directory: | |||
patch -p 0 -i patch_file.diff # 0 is the patch level | |||
Latest revision as of 19:10, 28 October 2009
Applying a patch
- If you want to simply apply a given patch to an original file, the syntax is:
patch original_file patch_file
- If you want to apply a patch to a directory:
patch -p 0 -i patch_file.diff # 0 is the patch level