Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 14:02:45 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: George Foot <mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: patch unexpected action
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On 13 Nov 1997, George Foot wrote:

> That stores instructions for how to change `c:\commo\commo.set' into
> `c:\commo\beta\commo.set'.  You seem to want the patch the other way
> around -- try interchanging the filenames.  I believe there's a switch
> you can pass to patch, too, which applies the patch in reverse
> (provided the patch file is suitable).

`patch' automatically detects this situation and asks whether you
meant to apply the diff in reverse.

You can also tell it explicitly with -R switch.