утилита для безошибочного создания файлов различий (utility to aid in error-free diff file generation)
Имя (Name)
gendiff - utility to aid in error-free diff file generation
Синопсис (Synopsis)
gendiff <directory> <diff-extension>
Описание (Description)
gendiff is a rather simple script which aids in generating a diff
file from a single directory. It takes a directory name and a
"diff-extension" as its only arguments. The diff extension
should be a unique sequence of characters added to the end of all
original, unmodified files. The output of the program is a diff
file which may be applied with the patch program to recreate the
changes.
The usual sequence of events for creating a diff is to create two
identical directories, make changes in one directory, and then
use the diff utility to create a list of differences between the
two. Using gendiff eliminates the need for the extra, original
and unmodified directory copy. Instead, only the individual
files that are modified need to be saved.
Before editing a file, copy the file, appending the extension you
have chosen to the filename. I.e. if you were going to edit
somefile.cpp and have chosen the extension "fix", copy it to
somefile.cpp.fix before editing it. Then edit the first copy
(somefile.cpp).
After editing all the files you need to edit in this fashion,
enter the directory one level above where your source code
resides, and then type
$ gendiff somedirectory .fix > mydiff-fix.patch
You should redirect the output to a file (as illustrated) unless
you want to see the results on stdout.
Смотри также (See also)
diff(1), patch(1)
