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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ + In the "diff --git" format, all the patches are relative to the original state of the files to patch, allowing things like criss-cross renames. GNU patch will currently fail for such patches. -* Support for double-quoted filenames: when a filename in a context diff - starts with a double quote, it is interpreted as a C string literal. The - escape sequences \\, \", \a, \b, \f, \n, \r, \t, \v, and \ooo (a three-digit - octal number between 0 and 255) are recognized. +* Support for double-quoted filenames in the "diff --git" format: when a + filename in a context diff starts with a double quote, it is interpreted + as a C string literal. The escape sequences \\, \", \a, \b, \f, \n, \r, + \t, \v, and \ooo (a three-digit octal number between 0 and 255) are + recognized. * Refuse to patch read-only files by default, or at least warn when patching such files with --force or --batch. * Refuse to apply a normal patch to a symlink. (Previous versions of patch |