John Hasler wrote: > Ron Johnson writes: >> Then that should be: > >> $ patch --gen-diff > >> $ patch --apply-diff > > The diff command predates the patch command by many years (it was in > System III) and does far more than generate files suitable for application > by patch, which was written by Larry Wall in 1984.
I stand corrected then. I apologize for giving false info. I swear I read it (i.e. main purpose of diff is to generate patches) in some book but could not find it now. raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]