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xdiff_file_patch

Patch a file with an unified diff (PECL xdiff:0.2-1.4)
mixed xdiff_file_patch ( string file, string patch, string dest [, int flags] )

Patches a file with a unified patch and stores the result in a file.

Parameters

file

The original file.

patch

The patch file.

dest

Path of the resulting file.

flags

Can be either XDIFF_PATCH_NORMAL (default mode, normal patch) or XDIFF_PATCH_REVERSE (reversed patch).

Return Values

Returns FALSE if an internal error happened, string with rejected chunks of patch or TRUE if patch has been successfully applied.

Examples

Example 2634. xdiff_file_patch() example

The following code applies unified diff to a file.

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<?php
$old_version = 'my_script-1.0.php';
$patch = 'my_script.patch';

$errors = xdiff_file_patch($old_version, $patch, 'my_script-1.1.php');
if (is_string($errors)) {
  echo "Rejects:\n";
  echo $errors;
}

?>


Example 2635. Patch reversing example

The following code reverses a patch.

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<?php
$new_version = 'my_script-1.1.php';
$patch = 'my_script.patch';

$errors = xdiff_file_patch($new_version, $patch, 'my_script-1.0.php', XDIFF_PATCH_REVERSE);
if (is_string($errors)) {
  echo "Rejects:\n";
  echo $errors;
}

?>


See Also
xdiff_string_patch()


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