patchfile

Alternative form of patch file.

Noun

  1. Alternative form of patch file.
    • MODPATCH reads a patchfile and executes the commands in the patchfile to change the contents of one or more modules. […] You can use the BUILD command or any word processing program to create patchfiles. - 1986,...
    • You do need all of the patchfiles up to the version that you’re upgrading to. Usually, these patchfiles are rather small, and are gzipped on the archive sites. - 1995 February, Matt Welsh, Lar Kaufman, “Obtaining Kernel...
    • diff/patch—The combination of diff and patch enables you to distribute updates (to documents, source code, and so on) in an efficient manner. Rather than sending copies of entire updated files, you can use diff to...

Forms

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