# FIXCVSDIFF - fix problematic diff files - man(1) - [phpMan]

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## NAME
       fixcvsdiff - fix problematic diff files

## SYNOPSIS


       **fixcvsdiff **[-p] [-b] [_file_...]

## DESCRIPTION
       fixcvsdiff modifies diff files created from the **cvs diff **command, where files have been added
       or removed. CVS tends to create diff files that [**patch**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/patch/1/markdown) mis-interprets. The diff file must
       retain the lines beginning with “Index:” in order for the correction to work.

## OPTIONS
### -b
           Keep a .bak backup file.

### -p
           Print out the **cvs add **and **cvs remove **commands that must be made after applying the diff,
           but before running **cvs commit**.

## SEE ALSO
       [**diff**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/diff/1/markdown), [**patch**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/patch/1/markdown), [**cvs**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cvs/1/markdown)

## AUTHORS
       **Tim Waugh **<<twaugh@redhat.com>>
           Package maintainer

       **Amir Karger **<<karger@post.harvard.edu>>
           Author of the original perl script and man page

       **John Levon **<<moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>>
           Author of the original perl script and man page

patchutils                                   7 Dec 2001                                [_FIXCVSDIFF_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/FIXCVSDIFF/1/markdown)