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RFC 5789
Title: PATCH Method for HTTP
Author: L. Dusseault, J. Snell
Status: Standards Track
Date: March 2010
Mailbox: lisa.dusseault@gmail.com,
jasnell@gmail.com
Pages: 10
Characters: 21706
Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None
I-D Tag: draft-dusseault-http-patch-16.txt
URL: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5789.txt
Several applications extending the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
require a feature to do partial resource modification. The existing
HTTP PUT method only allows a complete replacement of a document.
This proposal adds a new HTTP method, PATCH, to modify an existing
HTTP resource. [STANDARDS TRACK]
This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.
STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet standards track
protocol for the Internet community,and requests discussion and suggestions
for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Internet
Official Protocol Standards (STD 1) for the standardization state and
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