espdiff - apply the appropriate transformation to a set of patches
espdiff [--deep-brainwave-mode] [--recurse] [--compare] [file...]
espdiff {[--help] | [--version]}
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NAME
espdiff - apply the appropriate transformation to a set of patches
SYNOPSIS
espdiff [--deep-brainwave-mode] [--recurse] [--compare] [file...]
espdiff {[--help] | [--version]}
DESCRIPTION
espdiff applies the appropriate transformation to a patch or set of
patches, depending on what you intend to accomplish.
The input patches must be "clean": in other words they must apply
without fuzz or offsets in whichever order they are meant to be
applied. The exception is if you intend espdiff to clean them for you
(good luck).
You may find it useful to cross your fingers while the program performs
its task, or to screw your eyes tight shut while imagining it doing the
right thing.
OPTIONS
--deep-brainwave-mode
Probes your brain deeply in a manner that takes longer, but
produces better extra sensory results.
--recurse
Recurses neural pathways throughout all parts of the brain, in some
cases determining code changes you might make far off in the
future. You may feel a gentle tickling sensation when using this
option.
--compare
Allows the program to scan the current directory examining existing
patches to determine areas of code you are likely to change again,
and concentrating on these areas more closely.
--help
Display a short usage message.
--version
Display the version number of espdiff.
LIMITATIONS
Do not use this program while sleep-walking, or before your first cup
of coffee.
There are some cases in which it is not possible to determine what the
intention of the user is. In these cases, you should construct the
output you desire using an editor, and send the input files together
with the desired output file to Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> asking
for a new diff tool.
AUTHORS
Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
Package maintainer
Mike Harris <mharris@redhat.com>
Conceptual designer
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | text/patchutils |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Volatile |
+---------------+------------------+
NOTES
Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
code-downloads.html.
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from
http://cyberelk.net/tim/data/patchutils/stable/patchutils-0.3.4.tar.xz.
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at http://cyberelk.net/tim/patchutils/.
patchutils 5 March 2003 ESPDIFF(1)