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| Patch |
| Computer languages | C + |
|---|---|
| Documentation note | User manual included |
| Full description | GNU version of Larry Wall's program that takes "diff's" output and applies it to an original file to generate a modified version of that file. Normally, the patched versions are put in place of the originals. Backups can be made. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.gnu.org/software/patch/patch.html + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Is GNU | true + |
| Keywords | development + , editing + , word-processing + , diff + , patch + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 1 May 2010 + |
| License | GPLv2 + |
| License verified by | Kelly Hopkins + |
| License verified date | 7 January 2010 + |
| Name | Patch + |
| Real name | Andreas Gruenbacher + , Christopher R. Gabriel + , David MacKenzie + , Wayne Davison + |
| Related projects | CVSps + , Diffutils + , LibXDiff + , Patchutils + , Patchwork + , Wdiff + , Gawk + |
| Resource URL | http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/patch/ + , mailto:bug-patch@gnu.org + , http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/patch + , http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=patch + , http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-patch + , http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/patch-commit + |
| Resource audience | Developer + , Bug Tracking + |
| Resource kind | Download + , E-mail + , Homepage + , Bug Tracking + , Mailing List Subscribe + |
| Revisionid | 6,794 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 15:23:36 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + , Contributor + |
| Short description | Applies a patch to a file + |
| Software-development | small-specific-development-task + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | software-development + |
| User level | intermediate + |
| Version date | 30 December 2009 + |
| Version download | http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/patch/patch-2.6.1.tar.bz2 + |
| Version identifier | 2.6.1 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 12 April 2011 15:23:36 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | agruen@suse.de + , cgabriel@softwarelibero.org + |
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| CVSps + , Diffutils + , Gawk + , LibXDiff + , Patchutils + , Patchwork + , Wdiff + | Related projects |
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