patch Command Examples

Patch a file (or files) with a diff file. Note that diff files should be generated by the diff command. More information: https://manned.org/patch.

• Apply a patch using a diff file (filenames must be included in the diff file):

patch < {{patch.diff}}

• Apply a patch to a specific file:

patch {{path/to/file}} < {{patch.diff}}

• Patch a file writing the result to a different file:

patch {{path/to/input_file}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/output_file}} < {{patch.diff}}

• Apply a patch to the current directory:

patch {{[-p|--strip]}} 1 < {{patch.diff}}

• Apply the reverse of a patch:

patch {{[-R|--reverse]}} < {{patch.diff}}