Variable: ediff-patch-options

ediff-patch-options is a customizable variable defined in ediff-ptch.el.gz.

Value

"-f"

Documentation

Options to pass to ediff-patch-program.

Note: the -b option should be specified in ediff-backup-specs.

It is recommended to pass the -f option to the patch program, so it won't ask questions. However, some implementations don't accept this option, in which case the default value for this variable should be changed.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/vc/ediff-ptch.el.gz
(defcustom ediff-patch-options "-f"
  "Options to pass to ediff-patch-program.

Note: the `-b' option should be specified in `ediff-backup-specs'.

It is recommended to pass the `-f' option to the patch program, so it won't ask
questions.  However, some implementations don't accept this option, in which
case the default value for this variable should be changed."
  :type 'string)