Talk:Patch (Unix)

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[edit] Needs work

This initial version of the article needs work, especially the second paragraph. While I understand it, it could be stated better. I probably won't be doing the work here, though. I am not a Unix-head. :-) —Frecklefoot 16:21, 19 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I am :) And I think at least the -p1 option is something you usually do not want. You'd rather want to use -p0. -andy 217.2.48.207 22:03, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] GNU utilities for Win32

I do not believe you can get the package from the page mentioned. The download link stops me at "Forbidden". This link has a working version: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/

I'll leave this for a few days if someone more experienced wants to comment, otherwise, I'll go change the link myself. 66.71.75.74 23:14, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

I made the change. As you said, unxtools is no longer available.
Also, the GnuWin32 tools are newer and better than those once available from unxtools. 60.241.171.136 00:52, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Readability of diff files

This article says:

Context diffs are often easier to read by people unfamiliar with the unified diff format, but are generally significantly larger than unidiffs.

But the article on Diff says the opposite:

The unified format (or unidiff) inherits the technical improvements made by the context format, but produces a smaller diff and a more human-readable result. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.202.212.171 (talk) 13:16, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
It's subjective, and comments regarding relative readability should be rephrased for NPOV. For either case, reading and interpreting the diff output requires some (minimal) experience. Tedickey 20:33, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] answers.com

http://www.answers.com/topic/patch-unix?cat=technology

this is the same information. what gives? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mustardy (talk • contribs) 18:19, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Yes, answers.com use Wikipedia articles, as they are entitled to under the terms of the GFDL. See WP:Mirrors and forks. EdC (talk) 23:40, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IBM patch

The comment reminds me to note that Univac had a simple batch editor (same issue), e.g, "slp". DEC used the same name for a similar program (DEC borrowed more names from Univac than from IBM, though "symbiont" never took hold). Tedickey (talk) 00:30, 12 March 2008 (UTC)