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| author | Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@linbit.com> | 2013-01-03 22:17:20 +0100 |
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| committer | Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@linbit.com> | 2013-01-03 22:19:20 +0100 |
| commit | 082baa326a75d0969e3100ecea84b2345e9d96b9 (patch) | |
| tree | 530998354e3a07d818852082535bd09998b66d74 /patch.man | |
| parent | 291ec175812b7ba291d124e4cf2fbf9efec590c8 (diff) | |
| download | patch-082baa326a75d0969e3100ecea84b2345e9d96b9.tar.gz | |
Clarify the description of option --forward
* patch.man: Clarify the description of option --forward.
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| -rw-r--r-- | patch.man | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -445,8 +445,8 @@ This option implies \fB\*=forward\fP and does not take the Interpret the patch file as a normal diff. .TP \fB\-N\fP or \fB\*=forward\fP -Ignore patches that seem to be reversed or already applied. It is only checked if -the first hunk of a patch can be reversed. +When a patch does not apply, patch usually checks if the patch looks like it +has been reversed. The \fB\*=forward\fP option prevents that. See also .BR \-R . .TP |