Re: [NEWBIE] Special Poofout and Poofin

From: Alex (fletchra@qsilver.queensu.ca)
Date: 01/16/02


> PS: what IS the preferred diff format for patches? that was -pU1.
I generally do just U.

Unified is nicest (even though unsupported by HPUX patch and Solaris
patch), but when diff'ing, I (and the FAQ) recommend '-wuprN', which
(iirc) ignores whitespaces, does it in unified format, adds in new files,
does it recursively, and does it in RCS format.

Ae.

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