change directory to the directory of the patch.. <make sure patch is in same dir as source code.. [src]> then type patch < <patchname>... that should do ya.. =) |-\ \ / / \ \ \ /< \ \-| asha / \ NashaK bmw@efn.org On Sun, 13 Oct 1996, Scott AJ wrote: > Hi I'm a newbie mud writer, and seem to have collapsed in a deadful heap > at the first hurdle :( > Promise you wont laugh? Ok.....I cant seem to add patches to my base > circle30bpl11 code (you promised you would'nt laugh!!!) > I downloaded a big patchfile, and gunzipped it then untarred it. It is in > circle/patched/patched.src > I then typed the following command in the src directory of my circle code; > patch</circle/patched/patched.src > > and got the message: > > hmm... i can't seem to find a patch file > (or some similar message, i forget exactly) > > i am a total beginner at unix , and would be very grateful if some kind > soul could help me here :P > > Amoeba aka Alex Scott (coding Perculiar People Mud) > > P.S. I am not on the mailing list at present, so pleasesend mail direct > > PPS anychance of telling me how to delete a directory thats not empty? I > hate having to delete all the other stuff in the directory first.... > > PPPS how do i change a directoy name? > > > +-----------------------------------------------------------+ > | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | > | http://cspo.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list_faq.html | > +-----------------------------------------------------------+ > +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ensure that you have read the CircleMUD Mailing List FAQ: | | http://cspo.queensu.ca/~fletcher/Circle/list_faq.html | +-----------------------------------------------------------+
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