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pauliwago
pauliwago

Reputation: 6675

"@@" in patch/diff (linux)?

I'm really new to linux patches and diff. I'm trying to edit a patch and there's some errors and I have to fix them.

I've come across: @@ -11,7 +11,6 @@

many times in the patch (diff) file and I think the first set of numbers represent the starting line number and number of lines to be edited, but what does the second set represent?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 216

Answers (2)

P.T.
P.T.

Reputation: 25177

Beware that editing a diff is very fragile. If you change the number of lines anywhere in any chunk, you'll break the diff unless you also update the chunks and line numbers.

Upvotes: 0

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

Reputation: 798814

They're the resultant starting line and the number of lines in the resultant chunk.

Upvotes: 1

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