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2 !!!GENDIFF
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 SEE ALSO
7 AUTHOR
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9 !!NAME
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12 gendiff - utility to aid in error-free diff file generation
13 !!SYNOPSIS
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16 __gendiff__
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18 !!DESCRIPTION
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21 __gendiff__ is a rather simple script which aids in
22 generating a diff file from a single directory. It takes a
23 directory name and a
24 __patch__ program to recreate the
25 changes.
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28 The usual sequence of events for creating a diff is to
29 create two identical directories, make changes in one
30 directory, and then use the __diff__ utility to create a
31 list of differences between the two. Using gendiff
32 eliminates the need for the extra, original and unmodified
33 directory copy. Instead, only the individual files that are
34 modified need to be saved.
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37 Before editing a file, copy the file, appending the
38 extension you have chosen to the filename. I.e. if you were
39 going to edit somefile.cpp and have chosen the extension
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42 After editing all the files you need to edit in this
43 fashion, enter the directory one level above where your
44 source code resides, and then type $ gendiff somedirectory
45 .fix
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48 You should redirect the output to a file (as illustrated)
49 unless you want to see the results on stdout.
50 !!SEE ALSO
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53 diff(1), patch(1)
54 !!AUTHOR
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57 Marc Ewing
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