Hello Ok. I've been using patch and I've asked some questions about it on IRC, but I'm still not sure about how to use it "CORRECTLY" or in the "PRESCRIBED-METHOD". So, please correct me. I want to create a patch file to give to my co-workers and instructions on how to use it. With that said, here is the scenario: I have a original directory called foo.orig and a "up-to-date" directory called foo.latest. So, I created a patch file using this syntax: diff -Naur foo.orig foo.latest > foo.patch Then to apply the patch, I did: patch -p1 foo < foo.patch or patch -p1 foo.orig < foo.patch I can't remember which one I did. I think this is right. However, it would be great if someone would clear up the bit about the target directory. Does the target directory have to called the same as the "patched" or "orig" directory? Is there a way to specify or edit the patch file so that the end user can have their own custom directory name. For instance, I used foo and foo.orig, but the end user might have directory names like foo2 or foo.nfs, etc. JD -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
