patch

Applies diff files to original files.

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Verified: 2025-09-09

Syntax

$patch [OPTIONEN] [ORIGINAL] [PATCH]

Examples

$patch -i fix.diff

$patch -p1 < fix.patch

Typical use cases

Standard usage

patch --help

Note Used for applying updates.

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