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Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:23:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: WINDOWS 98 <alfred AT lastbyte DOT ca>
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Subject: Re: patch.exe missing from cygwin? [Newbie]
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, WINDOWS 98 wrote:

> Hi.  Just installed Cygwin, looking for patch.exe.  It has diff.exe, but
> no patch!  Any idea how I can get this utility?  It doesn't necessarily
> have to be through Cygwin.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> - AAA

The package search page (<http://cygwin.com/packages/>, search for
"patch.exe") shows that patch.exe is part of the "patch" package, which is
not installed by default.
	Igor
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