Patches in Software Development
The diff files that serve as input to patch are readable text files, which means that they can be easily reviewed or modified by humans before use.
In addition to the "diff" program, diffs can also be produced by other programs, such as Subversion, CVS, RCS, Mercurial and Git.
Patches have been the crucial component of many source control systems, including CVS.
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