This version of `patch' has many changes made by the Free Software Foundation.They add support for: * handling arbitrary binary data and large files * the unified context diff format that GNU diff can produce * making GNU Emacs-style backup files * improved interaction with RCS and SCCS * the GNU conventions for option parsing and configuring and compilation. * better POSIX.2 complianceThey also fix some bugs.  See the NEWS and ChangeLog files for details. Tutorial-style documentation for patch is included in the GNUdiffutils package.  Unfortunately, the diffutils 2.7 documentationfor `patch' is obsolete; this should be fixed in diffutils 2.8.In the mean time, see `patch --help', or consult the man pagein this distribution. For GNU and Unix build and installation instructions, see the file INSTALL.For MS-DOS using DJGPP tools, see the file pc/djgpp/README.For other systems, copy config.hin to config.h and change#undef statements in it to #define as appropriate for your system,and copy Makefile.in to Makefile and set the variables that areenclosed in @ signs as appropriate for your system. Please send bug reports for this version of patch tobug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu. The Free Software Foundation is distributing this version of patchindependently because as of this writing, Larry Wall has not released anew version of patch since mid-1988.  We have heard that he has beentoo busy working on other things, like Perl.  He has graciously agreedto let GNU `patch' be distributed under the terms of the GNU GeneralPublic License. ------ Copyright 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Larry WallCopyright 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modifyit under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published bythe Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty ofMERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public Licensealong with this file; see the file COPYING.If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.