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diff --git a/python/python-patch/README b/python/python-patch/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c16a8c4059 --- /dev/null +++ b/python/python-patch/README @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Library to parse and apply unified diffs + +Features + + - Automatic correction of * Linefeeds according to patched file * + Diffs broken by stripping trailing whitespace * a/ and b/ prefixes + - Single file, which is a command line tool and a library + - No dependencies outside Python stdlib + - Patch format detection (SVN, HG, GIT) + - Nice diffstat histogram + +Things that don't work out of the box: + + - File renaming, creation and removal + - Directory tree operations + - Version control specific properties + - Non-unified diff formats |