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diff2patches(1) diff2patches(1)

NAME

diff2patches - Extract non-debian/ patches from .diff.gz files

SYNTAX

diff2patches filename
diff2patches --help|--version

DESCRIPTION

Extracts patches from .diff.gz which apply to files outside the “debian/” directory scope. A patch is created for each modified file. Each patch is named according to the path of the modified file, with “/” replaced by “___”, and an extension of “.patch”.

OPTIONS

Extract patches from filename which apply outside the “debian/” directory.
Output help information and exit.
Output version information and exit.

FILES

Existence of this file is tested before any patch is extracted.
Patches are extracted to one of these directories. “debian/patches/” is preferred, if it exists. If DEB_PATCHES is present in the environment, it will override this behavior (see “ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES” section below).

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

When defined and points to an existing directory, patches are extracted in that directory and not under “debian/” nor “debian/patches/”.

SEE ALSO

combinediff(1)

AUTHOR

Raphael Geissert <atomo64@gmail.com>

Raphael Geissert <atomo64@gmail.com>