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.TH EDIT-PATCH "1" "Debian Utilities" "DEBIAN"
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.SH NAME
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\fBedit-patch\fR, \fBadd-patch\fR \- tool for preparing patches for Debian
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source packages
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBedit-patch\fR \fIpath/to/patch\fR
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\fBadd-patch\fR \fIpath/to/patch\fR
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBedit-patch\fR is a wrapper script around the Quilt, CDBS, and dpatch patch
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systems. It simplifies the process of preparing and editing patches to Debian
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source packages and allows the user to not have to be concerned with which patch
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system is in use.
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Run from inside the root directory of the source package, \fBedit-patch\fR can
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be used to edit existing patches located in \fIdebian/patches\fR.
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It can also be used to incorporate new patches.
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If pointed at a patch not already present, it will copy the patch to
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\fIdebian/patches\fR in the correct format for the patch system in use.
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Next, the patch is applied and a subshell is opened in order to edit the patch.
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Typing \fBexit\fR or pressing Ctrl-d will close the subshell and launch an editor
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to record the \fIdebian/changelog\fR entry.
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\fBedit-patch\fR is integrated with the Bazaar and Git version control systems.
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The patch will be automatically added to the tree, and the \fIdebian/changelog\fR
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entry will be used as the commit message.
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If no patch system is present, the patch is applied inline,
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and a copy is stored in \fIdebian/patches-applied\fR.
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\fBadd-patch\fR is the non-interactive version of \fBedit-patch\fR.
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The patch will be incorporated but no editor or subshell will be
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spawned.
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.SH AUTHORS
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\fBedit-patch\fR was written by Daniel Holbach <daniel.holbach@canonical.com>,
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Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@canonical.com>, and David Futcher <bobbo@ubuntu.com>.
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This manual page was written by Andrew Starr-Bochicchio <a.starr.b@gmail.com>.
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.PP
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Both are released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3.
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