Package: patch (2.6.1.136-31a7-1)

[ Source: patch  ]

Experimental package

Warning: This package is from the experimental distribution. That means it is likely unstable or buggy, and it may even cause data loss. Please be sure to consult the changelog and other possible documentation before using it.

Apply a diff file to an original

Patch will take a patch file containing any of the four forms of difference listing produced by the diff program and apply those differences to an original file, producing a patched version.

Tags: Software Development: Revision Control, Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, Role: role::program, scope::utility, Purpose: Editing, use::synchronizing, works-with-format::TODO, Supports Format: works-with-format::diff, works-with-format::plaintext, Works with: works-with::file, works-with::software:source, Text

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• dep: libc0.1 (>= 2.4) [kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386]

  Embedded GNU C Library: Shared libraries
  also a virtual package provided by libc0.1-udeb

• dep: libc6 (>= 2.13) [s390x, sh4]

  Embedded GNU C Library: Shared libraries
  also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb

  dep: libc6 (>= 2.6) [not alpha, ia64, kfreebsd-amd64, kfreebsd-i386, s390x, sh4]

• dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.6) [alpha, ia64]

  Embedded GNU C Library: Shared libraries
  also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb

• dep: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.4.0) [armel, armhf]

  GCC support library

• sug: diffutils-doc

  Documentation for GNU diffutils in HTML format

• sug: ed

  The classic UNIX line editor

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Download for all available architectures

Architecture	Package Size	Installed Size	Files
alpha (unofficial port)	103.6 kB	230.0 kB	[list of files]
amd64	91.3 kB	197.0 kB	[list of files]
armel	94.9 kB	199.0 kB	[list of files]
armhf	87.3 kB	167.0 kB	[list of files]
i386	97.1 kB	208.0 kB	[list of files]
ia64	123.3 kB	274.0 kB	[list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64	91.2 kB	159.0 kB	[list of files]
kfreebsd-i386	96.7 kB	169.0 kB	[list of files]
mips	103.8 kB	222.0 kB	[list of files]
mipsel	104.0 kB	222.0 kB	[list of files]
powerpc	99.4 kB	207.0 kB	[list of files]
s390	105.0 kB	219.0 kB	[list of files]
s390x	96.9 kB	221.0 kB	[list of files]
sh4 (unofficial port)	106.8 kB	211.0 kB	[list of files]
sparc	96.3 kB	205.0 kB	[list of files]