Package patch: Information
Source package: patch
Version: 2.7.6.0.27.7623-alt1
Build time: Dec 21, 2023, 05:06 PM
Category: Text tools
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License: GPLv3+
Summary: The GNU patch command, for modifying/upgrading files
Description:
The patch program applies diff files to originals. The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file. Diff lists the changes made to the file. A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file).
Maintainer: Dmitry V. Levin
Last changed
April 12, 2021 Dmitry V. Levin 2.7.6.0.27.7623-alt1
- patch: v2.7.6-24-g76e7758 -> v2.7.6-27-g7623b2d. - gnulib BR: v0.1-2305-g95c96b6dd -> v0.1-4078-g702cba00f.
Nov. 2, 2019 Dmitry V. Levin 2.7.6.0.24.76e7-alt1
- patch: v2.7.6-17-g9c98635 -> v2.7.6-24-g76e7758. - spec: added VCS tag.
Dec. 26, 2018 Dmitry V. Levin 2.7.6.0.17.9c98-alt1
- patch: + v2.7.6-15-g369dccc -> v2.7.6-17-g9c98635 (fixes: CVE-2018-6952); + Fix error handling with git-style patches (by Lubomir Rintel). - gnulib: v0.1-1209-g24b3216 -> v0.1-2305-g95c96b6dd.