diff2patches (1)

NAME

diff2patches - Extract non-debian/ patches from .diff.gz files

SYNTAX

diff2patches filename
diff2patches --help|--version

DESCRIPTION

Extracts patches from .diff.gz which apply to files outside the ``debian/'' directory scope. A patch is created for each modified file. Each patch is named according to the path of the modified file, with ``/'' replaced by ``___'', and an extension of ``.patch''.

OPTIONS

filename

Extract patches from filename which apply outside the ``debian/'' directory.

--help

Output help information and exit.

--version

Output version information and exit.

FILES

debian/control

Existence of this file is tested before any patch is extracted.

debian/

debian/patches/ Patches are extracted to one of these directories. ``debian/patches/'' is preferred, if it exists. If DEB_PATCHES is present in the environment, it will override this behavior (see ``ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES'' section below).

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

DEB_PATCHES

When defined and points to an existing directory, patches are extracted in that directory and not under ``debian/'' nor ``debian/patches/''.

SEE ALSO

combinediff(1)

AUTHOR

Raphael Geissert <atomo64@gmail.com>