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patch
Applies patches to files.
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Verified: 2025-09-09
Syntax
$patch [OPTIONEN] [ORIGINALDATEI [PATCHDATEI]]
Examples
$patch < patchfile.patch
$patch -p1 < patchfile.patch
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
patch --help
Note
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