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RE: maintaining bash


----Original Message----
>From: Igor Pechtchanski
>Sent: 11 April 2005 04:24

> On Sun, 10 Apr 2005, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 09:15:30PM -0400, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>>> On Sun, 10 Apr 2005, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 08:43:50PM -0400, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 10 Apr 2005, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 10, 2005 at 01:28:46PM -0400, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>>>>>>> You generate a patch (using "diff -puN" against the original
>>>>>>> sources), 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Funny, I used -p0rN4u for the fortune package, but I guess that's a
>>>>>> special case.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I usually use -purN, actually, but I figured the recursive part was
>>>>> implied...  What do -0 and -4 do, exactly?
>>>> 
>>>> 0 gives 0 lines of context (default is 3), and 4 gives 4 lines of
>>>> context :)
>>> 
>>> Interesting -- this wasn't in my diff manual (at least that particular
>>> option -- I did know about -U0 and -U4, of course).  Also, what's the
>>> point in setting the context lines to 0 and then to 4?
>> 
>> Oh, I just had reasons; you may wish to review the thread at
>> http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2005-01/msg00184.html
> 
> Ok, you got me there.  I just didn't realize they worked as standalone
> options, is all. :-D
> 	Igor


<slaps Igor round the head with a wet fish, then offers him a cup of
hyper-mega-double-triple-caffeinated coffee>


    cheers,
      DaveK
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Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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