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diff --git a/doc/FAQ/tools.t b/doc/FAQ/tools.t index d917f9d461..4af175bcc9 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ/tools.t +++ b/doc/FAQ/tools.t @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ in a non-language specific way. @section What is GNU? -Take a look at @uref{http://www.gnu.org} for information on the GNU Project. +Take a look at @uref{http://www.gnu.org,http://www.gnu.org} for information on the GNU Project. @section How do I generate a patch? @@ -49,3 +49,23 @@ in the two source files. The GNU open-source packages usually have UNIX style CR/LF. If you edit on a Windows platform, the line terminators may have been transformed by the editor into Windows style. + +@section How do I apply a patch? + +Patches generated with the @code{diff} program are fed into the +@code{patch} program as follows: + +@example +patch -p1 <PATCHFILE +@end example + +where the options are: + +@itemize @bullet + +@item -pNUM tells @code{patch} to strip off NUM slashes from the +pathname. + +@end itemize + +If @code{patch} prompts for a file to patch, you may need to adjust NUM. |