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| author | John Ankarström <john@ankarstrom.se> | 2021-07-26 22:45:52 +0200 |
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| committer | John Ankarström <john@ankarstrom.se> | 2021-07-26 22:45:52 +0200 |
| commit | ec01d392600d3b44587dc740cd571a18f5c11b51 (patch) | |
| tree | 3860ecde2bada05e53107d724f27e3696df5dc34 /README | |
| parent | 76f71d754a7311c9d709f3485227a444560a71b4 (diff) | |
| download | patches-ec01d392600d3b44587dc740cd571a18f5c11b51.tar.gz | |
README: Add information about some new scripts
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ that make it easier to write patches. The pkg* scripts are designed to be used in conjunction with the scripts from the pkgtools/pkgdiff package, as they depend on the -existence of .orig files. +existence of .orig files. The *ex scripts operate on existing +patches, i.e. those in ~/patches. Use `pkgdiffs' to make a patch containing multiple changes. + Use `pkgdiffex' to make a patch containing new changes only. Use `pkgpatch' to apply a patch to a source directory. + Use `pkgpatchex' to apply all existing patches. Use `pkgundo' to reinstate the original files. -The other scripts have no special relation to pkgtools/pkgdiff. +The following scripts do not depend on pkgtools/pkgdiff: Use `convpatch' to make a patch from `git diff' output. Use `savepatch' to save a patch in ~/patches. |