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fixcvsdiff: fix problematic diff files

Command to display fixcvsdiff manual in Linux: $ man 1 fixcvsdiff

NAME

fixcvsdiff - fix problematic diff files

SYNOPSIS

fixcvsdiff [-p] [-b] [file...]

DESCRIPTION

fixcvsdiff modifies diff files created from the cvs diff command, where files have been added or removed. CVS tends to create diff files that patch(1) mis-interprets. The diff file must retain the lines beginning with "Index:" in order for the correction to work.

OPTIONS

-b

: Keep a .bak backup file.

-p

: Print out the cvs add and cvs remove commands that must be made after applying the diff, but before running cvs commit.

AUTHORS

Tim Waugh <twaugh [at] redhat.com>

: Package maintainer

Amir Karger <karger [at] post.harvard.edu>

: Author of the original perl script and man page

John Levon <moz [at] compsoc.man.ac.uk>

: Author of the original perl script and man page