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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: how to use cdiff or diff listings
Keywords: cdiff, diff, repairing, files
Message-ID: <1675@ast.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 18 Nov 88 16:36:40 GMT
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Organization: VU Informatica, Amsterdam
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In article <27820@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> amra@polaris.cis.ohio-state.edu (Nasir K Amra) writes:
>I am patiently waiting for my copy of ST MINIX. What thing that I
>don't understand is how does one use cdiff or diff listing to repair
>or correct source files? Can this be done automatically or does this
>have to done by hand?
 
There is a program written by Larry Wall called patch that accepts the
original file and cdiffs and produces a repaired file.  That program is
not part of MINIX-ST, but no doubt there is some ST hacker who will port it.

Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)