Re: Does diff generate diff or patch files?

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Re: Does diff generate diff or patch files?

From:	Paul Eggert
Subject:	Re: Does diff generate diff or patch files?
Date:	Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:22:39 -0800
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Bob Rossi <address@hidden> writes:

> I would really like to know if diff generates .diff or .patch files?
>
> Is `diff f.1 f.2 > f.diff' more appropriate than `diff f.1 f.2 > f.patch'?

Both uses are common.  I suspect the former is slightly more common.

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