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| author | Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org> | 2017-09-06 17:57:29 +0200 |
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| committer | Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen@gnu.org> | 2017-09-06 17:57:29 +0200 |
| commit | 61b6ec88572c15b84969048f978c339daa73341e (patch) | |
| tree | 7d10af69a74c0f32ed4cb10c267ed0f081620d69 | |
| parent | a2b6fb1672f59abccde3f94e1bf85ea30535d282 (diff) | |
| download | patch-61b6ec88572c15b84969048f978c339daa73341e.tar.gz | |
patch.man: Clarify --forward description
| -rw-r--r-- | patch.man | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@ Interpret the patch file as a normal diff. .TP \fB\-N\fP or \fB\*=forward\fP When a patch does not apply, patch usually checks if the patch looks like it -has been reversed. The \fB\*=forward\fP option prevents that. -See also +has been applied already by trying to reverse-apply the first hunk. The +\fB\*=forward\fP option prevents that. See also .BR \-R . .TP \fB\-o\fP \fIoutfile\fP or \fB\*=output=\fP\fIoutfile\fP |