====== How to make and apply a patch? ======

To make a patch:

<code>
diff -urN file.old file.new > file.patch
</code>

You may need to modify the first line of the patch to match the actual file name.

To apply a patch:

<code>
patch -b < file.patch
</code>

For more information see this [[http://www.devchannel.org/article.pl?sid=04/06/02/1521207|article]].