fixcvsdiff (1) Linux Manual Page
NAME
fixcvsdiff – fix problematic diff files
SYNOPSIS
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fixcvsdiff[-p] [-b] [file…]
DESCRIPTION
cvs diff command, where files have been added or removed. CVS tends to create diff files that patch(1) mis-interprets. The diff file must retain the lines beginning with “Index:” in order for the correction to work.
OPTIONS
-b
- Keep a .bak backup file.
-p
- Print out the
cvs addandcvs removecommands that must be made after applying the diff, but before runningcvs commit.
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
Tim Waugh <twaugh [at] redhat.com>
- Package maintainer
Amir Karger <karger [at] post.harvard.edu>
- Author of the original perl script and man page
John Levon <moz [at] compsoc.man.ac.uk>
- Author of the original perl script and man page