The diff and patch commands

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Mon Mar 29 2021 09:38:01 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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# create diff file
diff old_file new_file > changes.diff
diff -u old_file new_file > changes.diff # with additional context

# apply diff file
patch file_to_patch < changes.diff

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