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From: jazz@Apple.COM (David W. Brubeck)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: What's this patch ?
Message-ID: <54162@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 19 Jun 91 16:45:46 GMT
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Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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'/usr/bin/patch' is not a patch at all, but a program used to apply patches.
It essentially does a backwards 'diff', working from a patch file, on to
one or more other files specified inside the patch file.

Dave Brubeck
Developer Technical Support
jazz@apple.com