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'''diff''' is a program that creates specially formed [[patch]] files. It compares two files, and outputs the differences in a format that can be used to recreate one of the files from the other. (These special files are called either [[patching|patch-files]] or diff-files.) | '''diff''' is a program that creates specially formed [[patch]] files. It compares two files, and outputs the differences in a format that can be used to recreate one of the files from the other. (These special files are called either [[patching|patch-files]] or diff-files.) | ||
The usual invocation of the program is something like this: | The usual invocation of the program is something like this: | ||
diff -Nurd original-nethack-dir/ changed-nethack-dir/ | diff -Nurd original-nethack-dir/ changed-nethack-dir/ | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | <!-- For instructions on using a diff file once you acquire one --> | ||
| + | * [[Patching]] | ||
{{Stub}} | {{Stub}} | ||
[[Category:Patches| ]] | [[Category:Patches| ]] | ||
[[Category:Development]] | [[Category:Development]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:47, 19 October 2014
diff is a program that creates specially formed patch files. It compares two files, and outputs the differences in a format that can be used to recreate one of the files from the other. (These special files are called either patch-files or diff-files.)
The usual invocation of the program is something like this:
diff -Nurd original-nethack-dir/ changed-nethack-dir/
See Also
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