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diff --git a/patches/source/patch/slack-desc b/patches/source/patch/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4603b715 --- /dev/null +++ b/patches/source/patch/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':'. + + |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| +patch: patch (apply a diff file to an original file or files) +patch: +patch: Patch is a utility used to apply diffs (or patches) to files, which +patch: are usually source code. +patch: +patch: Larry Wall wrote the original version of patch. Paul Eggert removed +patch: patch's arbitrary limits; added support for binary files, setting +patch: file times, and deleting files; and made it conform better to POSIX. +patch: Other contributors include Wayne Davison, who added unidiff support, +patch: and David MacKenzie, who added configuration and backup support. +patch: |