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Patch file

A [:Patch:patch] file is a single file annotating the changes between two versions of one or more text files. By "applying" a patch, you can update a set of text files from an older version to a newer version. Developers often use patch files to make their changes available to other developers.

These files are also called "diffs", or a [:Diff:diff], as they were traditionally generated by the diff program. While there are many different formats for patch files, the most common is the [:UnifiedDiff:unified diff] format.

Mercurial can generate patch files in the unified diff format with the hg diff command.

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-A ["Patch"] file is a file in the format generated by the ["Diff"] program.  Patch files are usually shipped around in UnifiedDiff format, as generated with the "-u" option to the {{{diff}}} command.
+A '''[:Patch:patch] file''' is a single file annotating the changes between two versions of one or more text files.  By "applying" a patch, you can update a set of text files from an older version to a newer version.  Developers often use patch files to make their changes available to other developers.

These files are also called ''"diffs"'', or ''a'' [:Diff:diff], as they were traditionally generated by the diff program.  While there are many different formats for patch files, the most common is the [:UnifiedDiff:unified diff] format.

Mercurial can generate patch files in the unified diff format with the ''hg diff'' command.

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