perl-Text-Patch

Patches text with given patch

Text::Patch combines source text with given diff (difference) data. Diff data is produced by Text::Diff module or by the standard diff utility (man diff, see -u option). * patch( $source, $diff, options... ) First argument is source (original) text. Second is the diff data. Third argument can be either hash reference with options or all the rest arguments will be considered patch options: $output = patch( $source, $diff, STYLE => "Unified", ... ); $output = patch( $source, $diff, { STYLE => "Unified", ... } ); Options are: STYLE => 'Unified' STYLE can be "Unified", "Context" or "OldStyle". The 'Unified' diff format looks like this: @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ -The Way that can be told of is not the eternal Way; -The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; -The Named is the mother of all things. +The named is the mother of all things. + Therefore let there always be non-being, so we may see their subtlety, And let there always be being, @@ -9,3 +8,6 @@ The two are the same, But after they are produced, they have different names. +They both may be called deep and profound. +Deeper and more profound, +The door of all subtleties!