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This has been bugging me for a couple days and I can't remember nor find the answer. I'm trying to reverse an old patch so I can apply a newer ...
  1. 03-08-2005 #1
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    unpatching a patch



    This has been bugging me for a couple days and I can't remember nor find the answer. I'm trying to reverse an old patch so I can apply a newer one. I THOUGHT patch -R bootsplash-3.1.4-2.6.10.diff would do the trick but it doesn't, it just hangs like its waiting for a new command. And patch -R < bootsplash-3.1.4-2.6.10.diff says it can't find files. So yeah I've been searching forums and the web and I can't seem to find anything to tell me how to unpatch a patch, so I implore you oh wise users of the Linux, cure my idiocy.
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    Are you in the proper directory? Have you tried specifying the same -p option that you used with the patch?

    Code:
    patch -p1 < blah.diff
patch -R -p1 < blah.diff
    That should work.
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  3. 03-09-2005 #3
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    DOH

    Hehe thanks man, forgot about that.

    ps I'm back in the IRC, talk to you soon!
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