Re: Does diff generate diff or patch files?

[Hans-Bernhard Broeker]

Bob Rossi <address@hidden> wrote:

> Is `diff f.1 f.2 > f.diff' more appropriate than `diff f.1 f.2 > f.patch'?

The question doesn't make terribly much sense.  It is based on the
assumption that the name of a file is, in any way, shape or form, an
important part of it.  It's not.  A name is no more part of a file
than your name is part of you.  Was it more appropriate for your
parents to call you "Bob" or "Charles"?

That said, the second command line you showed actually is a bit less
appropriate than the former: non-context diffs may sometimes be
tolerable for a simple file comparison', but they're a guaranteed bad
idea if you're going to use that file with 'patch'.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (address@hidden)
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