From df590699c9bc7c14738962f5ec475ad0270c2891 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jdp Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 23:47:55 +0000 Subject: Update the manual page to reflect the fact that an "Index" line now takes precedence over a context diff header for determining the name of the file to patch. --- gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.1 | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'gnu') diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.1 b/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.1 index 6af062a..6eec2b4 100644 --- a/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.1 +++ b/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.1 @@ -1,8 +1,11 @@ .\" -*- nroff -*- .rn '' }` -'\" $Header: /home/cvs/386BSD/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.1,v 1.3 1994/02/17 22:20:33 jkh Exp $ +'\" $Header: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.1,v 1.4 1994/02/25 21:45:59 phk Exp $ '\" '\" $Log: patch.1,v $ +'\" Revision 1.4 1994/02/25 21:45:59 phk +'\" added the -C/-check again. +'\" .\" Revision 1.3 1994/02/17 22:20:33 jkh .\" Put this back - I was somehow under the erroneous impression that patch was in .\" ports, until I saw the the commit messages, that is! :-) All changed backed out. @@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ Only context diffs have lines like that, but if there is an \*(L"Index:\*(R" line in the leading garbage, .I patch will try to use the file name from that line. -The context diff header takes precedence over an Index line. +The Index line, if present, takes precedence over the context diff header. If no file name can be intuited from the leading garbage, you will be asked for the name of the file to patch. .PP -- cgit v1.1