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EDIT-PATCH(1)                        General Commands Manual                        EDIT-PATCH(1)

NAME
       edit-patch, add-patch - tool for preparing patches for Debian source packages

SYNOPSIS
       edit-patch path/to/patch

       add-patch path/to/patch

DESCRIPTION
       edit-patch  is  a wrapper script around the Quilt, CDBS, and dpatch patch systems. It sim-
       plifies the process of preparing and editing patches to Debian source packages and  allows
       the  user  to not have to be concerned with which patch system is in use.  Run from inside
       the root directory of the source package, edit-patch can be used to edit existing  patches
       located in debian/patches.

       It  can  also  be  used  to  incorporate  new  patches.  If pointed at a patch not already
       present, it will copy the patch to debian/patches in the correct format for the patch sys-
       tem  in  use.   Next,  the  patch is applied and a subshell is opened in order to edit the
       patch.  Typing exit or pressing Ctrl-d will close the subshell and  launch  an  editor  to
       record the debian/changelog entry.

       edit-patch  is integrated with the Bazaar and Git version control systems.  The patch will
       be automatically added to the tree, and the debian/changelog entry will  be  used  as  the
       commit message.

       If  no  patch  system is present, the patch is applied inline, and a copy is stored in de-
       bian/patches-applied.

       add-patch is the non-interactive version of edit-patch.  The patch  will  be  incorporated
       but no editor or subshell will be spawned.

AUTHORS
       edit-patch  was  written  by  Daniel  Holbach <daniel.holbach AT canonical.com>, Michael Vogt
       <michael.vogt AT canonical.com>, and David Futcher <bobbo AT ubuntu.com>.

       This manual page was written by Andrew Starr-Bochicchio <a.starr.b AT gmail.com>.

       Both are released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3.

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