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diff2patches(1) diff2patches(1)

NAME
diff2patches - Extract non-debian/ patches from .diff.gz files

SYNTAX
diff2patches filename
diff2patches --help|--version

DESCRIPTION
Extracts patches from .diff.gz which apply to files outside the "debian/" directory scope.
A patch is created for each modified file. Each patch is named according to the path of
the modified file, with "/" replaced by "___", and an extension of ".patch".

OPTIONS
filename
Extract patches from filename which apply outside the "debian/" directory.

--help
Output help information and exit.

--version
Output version information and exit.

FILES
debian/control
Existence of this file is tested before any patch is extracted.

debian/
debian/patches/
Patches are extracted to one of these directories. "debian/patches/" is preferred,
if it exists. If DEB_PATCHES is present in the environment, it will override this
behavior (see "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES" section below).

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
DEB_PATCHES
When defined and points to an existing directory, patches are extracted in that di-
rectory and not under "debian/" nor "debian/patches/".