| Index Entry | Section |
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| P | | |
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| paginating diff output | 5.2 Paginating diff Output |
| patch consumer tips | 11.2 Tips for Patch Consumers |
| patch input format | 10.1 Selecting the patch Input Format |
| patch invocation | 15. Invoking patch |
| patch messages and questions | 10.11 Messages and Questions from patch |
| patch options | 15.1 Options to patch |
| patch producer tips | 11.1 Tips for Patch Producers |
| patch, common mistakes | 11.3 Avoiding Common Mistakes |
| PATCH_GET | 10.2 Revision Control |
| PATCH_VERSION_CONTROL | 10.9 Backup File Names |
| patches, shrinking | 11.4 Generating Smaller Patches |
| patching directories | 10.7 Applying Patches in Other Directories |
| pebibyte, definition of | 12.1 Options to cmp |
| performance of diff | 6. diff Performance Tradeoffs |
| petabyte, definition of | 12.1 Options to cmp |
| POSIX | 10.12 patch and the POSIX Standard |
| POSIX | 17. Standards conformance |
| POSIXLY_CORRECT | 10.12 patch and the POSIX Standard |
| POSIXLY_CORRECT | 17. Standards conformance |
| projects for directories | 18.1 Suggested Projects for Improving GNU diff and patch |
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| Q | | |
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| quoting style | 10.11.3 patch Quoting Style |
| QUOTING_STYLE | 10.11.3 patch Quoting Style |
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| RCS | 10.2 Revision Control |
| RCS script output format | 2.5.3 RCS Scripts |
| regular expression matching headings | 2.3.3.1 Showing Lines That Match Regular Expressions |
| regular expression suppression | 1.5 Suppressing Lines Matching a Regular Expression |
| reject file names | 10.10 Reject File Names |
| removing empty files | 10.4 Creating and Removing Files |
| reporting bugs | 18.2 Reporting Bugs |
| reversed patches | 10.3.2 Applying Reversed Patches |
| revision control | 10.2 Revision Control |
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| S | | |
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| sample input for diff | 2.1 Two Sample Input Files |
| sample input for diff3 | 7.1 A Third Sample Input File |
| SCCS | 10.2 Revision Control |
| script output formats | 2.5 Making Edit Scripts |
| sdiff invocation | 16. Invoking sdiff |
| sdiff options | 16.1 Options to sdiff |
| sdiff output format | 9.1 Specifying diff Options to sdiff |
| section headings | 2.3.3 Showing Which Sections Differences Are in |
| side by side | 2.4 Showing Differences Side by Side |
| side by side format | 2.4.1 Controlling Side by Side Format |
| SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX | 10.9 Backup File Names |
| special files | 18.1.3 Files that are Neither Directories Nor Regular Files |
| specified headings | 2.3.3.1 Showing Lines That Match Regular Expressions |
| summarizing which files differ | 1.6 Summarizing Which Files Differ |
| System V diff3 compatibility | 8.5 Saving the Changed File |
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| tab and blank difference suppression | 1.2 Suppressing Differences in Blank and Tab Spacing |
| tab stop alignment | 5.1 Preserving Tab Stop Alignment |
| tebibyte, definition of | 12.1 Options to cmp |
| terabyte, definition of | 12.1 Options to cmp |
| testing patch | 10.3.4 Predicting what patch will do |
| text versus binary diff | 1.7 Binary Files and Forcing Text Comparisons |
| time stamp format, context diffs | 2.3.1.1 Detailed Description of Context Format |
| time stamp format, unified diffs | 2.3.2.1 Detailed Description of Unified Format |
| time stamps on patched files | 10.5 Updating Time Stamps on Patched Files |
| traditional patch | 10.13 GNU patch and Traditional patch |
| two-column output | 2.4 Showing Differences Side by Side |
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| unified output format | 2.3.2 Unified Format |
| unmerged change | 8.1 Selecting Which Changes to Incorporate |
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| varying-width characters | 18.1.1 Handling Multibyte and Varying-Width Characters |
| verbose messages from patch | 10.11.1 Controlling the Verbosity of patch |
| version control | 10.2 Revision Control |
| VERSION_CONTROL | 10.2 Revision Control |
| VERSION_CONTROL | 10.9 Backup File Names |
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| white space in patches | 10.3.1 Applying Patches with Changed White Space |
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| yottabyte, definition of | 12.1 Options to cmp |
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| zettabyte, definition of | 12.1 Options to cmp |
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