Patch (utility)

This short article is in need of work. You can help Sonic Retro by adding to it.

patch is a utility used to apply source code patches to a source code tree. Source code patches are commonly used to distribute code changes to developers working on an open-source project.

The diff utility is used to create patches, which can then be applied by patch.

Downloads

• GNU patch: http://www.gnu.org/software/patch/
• GNU patch (Win32): http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/patch.htm
• GNU diffutils: http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
• GNU diffutils (Win32): http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm