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   J.O. Aho to alex   
   Re: patch a file with the patch command   
   06 Aug 24 08:06:10   
   
   From: user@example.net   
      
   On 06/08/2024 07.39, alex wrote:   
   > Il 05/08/24 23:05, J.O. Aho ha scritto:   
   >>   
   >> it's to remove the first level of directory as in my example the paths   
   >> had been   
   >   
   > ├── orig   
   > │   └── file.txt   
   > └── revised   
   >      └── file.txt   
   >   
   > $ cat orig/file.txt   
   > buggated   
   >   
   > $ cat revised/file.txt   
   > fixed   
   >   
   > $ diff -ur orig/ revised/ > file.patch   
   >   
   > ├── file.patch (FILE CREATED)   
   > ├── orig   
   > │   └── file.txt   
   > └── revised   
   >      └── file.txt   
   >   
   > $ cd orig/   
   >   
   > $ patch < ../file.patch   
   > patching file file.txt   
   >   
   > $ cd ..   
   >   
   > $ cat orig/file.txt   
   > fixed   
   >   
   > To notice   
   >   
   > $ patch < ../file.patch   
   >   
   > Even if it was not used -p1 it worked equally.   
   >   
   > Why?   
      
   I guess for you have the original path setup, I tend to prefer to use   
   the -p option no matter what.   
      
   --   
     //Aho   
      
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