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The patch program applies diff files to originals.
The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file.
Diff lists the changes made to the file.
A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file).
patch.spec
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patch: The GNU patch command, for modifying/upgrading files
The patch program applies diff files to originals.The diff command is used to compare an original to a changed file.
Diff lists the changes made to the file.
A person who has the original file can then use the patch command with the diff file to add the changes to their original file (patching the file).
| Name: | patch |
| Release: | 2.8.1-1mamba |
| Group: | Applications/Development |
| Maintainer: | silvan |
| License: | GPL |
| Size: | 1.42 MB |
| Upstream URL: | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/patch |
| Build time: | 2026-10-23 16:52:10 |
Source files
patch-2.8.1.tar.gzpatch.spec
Binary packages and requirements
| x86_64 | aarch64 | i586 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built RPMS | patch patch-debug | patch patch-debug | patch patch-debug |
| Build requirements | glibc-devel [1] libattr-devel [1] | glibc-devel [1] libattr-devel [1] | glibc-devel [1] libattr-devel [1] |
History of changes
| Date | Packager | Release | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | autodist | 2.8.1-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2025-03-30 | autodist | 2.8-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2018-02-14 | autodist | 2.7.6-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2015-03-18 | autodist | 2.7.5-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2015-02-02 | autodist | 2.7.4-1mamba | - automatic update by autodist |
| 2015-01-25 | autodist | 2.7.3-1mamba | - automatic update by autodist |
| 2012-10-15 | autodist | 2.7.1-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2012-09-18 | autodist | 2.7-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2010-01-13 | autodist | 2.6.1-1mamba | - automatic update by autodist |
| 2009-04-01 | silvan | 2.5.9-1mamba | - automatic update by autodist |
