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Binary diff/patch for large files on linux?
I've got two partition images (A and B) and want to use them to create a patch that I can apply on A on another computer in order to get the new B image without flooding the network. I have the ...
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What do these instructions mean in plain English?
I know it's for the linux program patch, but if I try to use it, I get the following error:
missing header for unified diff at line 4 of patch
malformed patch at line 5: quit
Instead, I'd like to ...
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How to only add lines using patch?
I'd like to be able to use diff & patch in order to write new lines to a file. To clarify what I mean a bit:
Original file: test1.repo
exclude=mongo*
exclude=sqlite*
exclude=postgresql*
New file:...