I am trying to apply a patch on Linux using patch -p1 < name_of_a_patch.patch
I get this line saying
patching file my_application.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 96 (offset -27 lines)
And I see a file my_application.c.org
What does this mean?
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Please [format](http://superuser.com/help/formatting) your posts correctly. – terdon May 17 '14 at 00:00
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If the file to be patched has changed slightly since the patch was created, but the specific section remained the same, patch can detect that and apply the patch appropriately.
The message you see means the file was successfully patched, but the first section that was patched was 27 lines earlier than was originally specified.
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does it need manual review or is it safe to assume that patch applied correctly ? – raj gupta Aug 04 '15 at 11:09
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5In my experience, the "succeeded" message always means the patch applied correctly. I assume that `patch` is smart enough to give me an error if there are any issues. – user55325 Aug 06 '15 at 02:39
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