hi,
here is my snippet:
# cat <<EOF>old.txt
>1
>2
>3
>EOF
# cat <<EOF>new.txt
>1
>2
# diff -Naur old.txt new.txt > update.diff
# cat update.dif
--- old.txt 2008-01-31 12:58:44.000000000 +0800
+++ new.txt 2008-01-31 12:58:51.000000000 +0800
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
1
2
-3
# patch old.txt update.diff
# cat old.txt
1
2
hope this one helps,
grexk
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