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
- filename
- Extract patches from filename which apply outside the "debian/" directory.
- --help
- Output help information and exit.
- --version
- Output version information and exit.
FILES
- debian/control
- Existence of this file is tested before any patch is extracted.
- debian/
debian/patches/ - 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
- DEB_PATCHES
- When defined and points to an existing directory, patches are extracted in that directory and not under "debian/" nor "debian/patches/".
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
- Raphael Geissert <atomo64@gmail.com>