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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T11:50:33+00:00 2026-05-13T11:50:33+00:00

I need to know if the two patches are effectively the same. I have

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I need to know if the two patches are effectively the same.

I have an old patch file and new patch file created with the unix diff command. Just diff’ing the patches reports differences due to the timestamp when the patch was created.

Is there a way (with diff?) that can reliably tell me if the two patches are effectively the same?

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    2026-05-13T11:50:33+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 11:50 am

    Use interdiff from patchutils.

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