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xdiff_file_patch_binary

(PECL xdiff >= 0.2.0)

xdiff_file_patch_binaryAlias of xdiff_file_bpatch()

Description

xdiff_file_patch_binary(string $file, string $patch, string $dest): bool

Patches a file with a binary patch and stores the result in a file dest. This function accepts patches created both via xdiff_file_bdiff() or xdiff_file_rabdiff() functions or their string counterparts.

Starting with version 1.5.0 this function is an alias of xdiff_file_bpatch().

Parameters

file

The original file.

patch

The binary patch file.

dest

Path of the resulting file.

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 xdiff_file_patch_binary() example

The following code applies binary diff to a file.

<?php
$old_version
= 'archive-1.0.tgz';
$patch = 'archive.bpatch';

$result = xdiff_file_patch_binary($old_version, $patch, 'archive-1.1.tgz');
if (
$result) {
echo
"File patched";
} else {
echo
"File couldn't be patched";
}

?>

Notes

Note:

Both files (file and patch) will be loaded into memory so ensure that your memory_limit is set high enough.

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