Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 14:39:00 +1300 (NZDT) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: Steve Emmert <steve@emmert.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Stupid diff/patch question Message-ID: <Pine.SCO.3.96.990216143633.4189A-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902151614170.291-100000@free.emmert.com>
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On Mon, 15 Feb 1999, Steve Emmert wrote: > I am going to have to add a patch by hand to update some > hardware support on my laptop. I know what + and - mean > but what does ! do? I checked the man pages but no answer > there. Um. Why doesn't patch(1) work? ! refers to modified lines. You have replace the older file's lines with the newer file's lines. -- Jonathan Chen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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