[Richard Sharpe <rsharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004, Guy Harris wrote:

> Guy Harris wrote:
>
> > I've seen at least some versions of patch create files *ab initio*,
> > although the patch might have to have been constructed in the right
> > fashion.
>
> (I think I meant *ex nihilo* there....)

Yes, I think you mean _ex nihilo_ as well. If you use the -N flag to diff,
along with -r, I believe it will include in the patch information to
create new files that were not in the old source directory.

Regards
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