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# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
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# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line
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# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|'
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# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must
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# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also
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# customary to leave one space after the ':'.
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patch: patch (apply a diff file to an original file or files)
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patch:
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patch: Patch is a utility used to apply diffs (or patches) to files, which
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patch: are usually source code.
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patch:
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patch: Larry Wall wrote the original version of patch. Paul Eggert removed
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patch: patch's arbitrary limits; added support for binary files, setting
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patch: file times, and deleting files; and made it conform better to POSIX.
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patch: Other contributors include Wayne Davison, who added unidiff support,
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patch: and David MacKenzie, who added configuration and backup support.
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patch:
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