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diff --git a/misc/mmv/files/patch-mmv.1 b/misc/mmv/files/patch-mmv.1 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..52b46c6342a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/mmv/files/patch-mmv.1 @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- mmv.1 Thu Oct 5 19:09:58 2006 ++++ mmv.1 Thu Oct 5 19:12:46 2006 +@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ + with embedded + .I wildcard + .IR indexes , +-where an index consists of the character '#' ++where an index consists of the character '#' or '=' + followed by a string of digits. + When a source file matches a + .I from +@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ + However, if "dir2\*(SLa" already exists and is itself a directory, + this is considered an error. + .PP +-To strip any character (e.g. '*', '?', or '#') ++To strip any character (e.g. '*', '?', '#', or '=') + of its special meaning to + .IR mmv , + as when the actual replacement name must contain the character '#', +@@ -639,6 +639,15 @@ + .SH "SEE ALSO" + mv(1), cp(1), ln(1), umask(1) + \} ++.SH "HISTORY" ++The original FreeBSD port of mmv was derived from the Usenet ++comp.sources.unix postings <2438@litchi.bbn.com>, ++<2439@litchi.bbn.com>, and <2643@litchi.bbn.com>. ++The current port is based on the comp.binaries.ibm.pc postings ++(no messageids available). ++The Unix version used '=' as the index escape character, ++while the MS-DOS version used '#'. ++This port allows both. + .SH "AUTHOR" + Vladimir Lanin + .br |