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      <li><i>Diff output format</i> - Allows the choice of several common diff 
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      <li><i>Diff output format</i> - Allows the choice of several common diff 
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        output formats. <i>Unified</i> is the format used by many patch application 
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        output formats. <i>Unified</i> is the format used by many patch application 
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        tools including Eclipse.</li>
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        tools including Eclipse. 
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        Format used in Context and Unified diffs allow to apply a patch, even though the line number mentioned for the hunk (patch terminology) is incorrect.
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        In this case, the algorithm scans both forwards and backwards for a set of lines matching the context given for the hunk.</li>
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      <li><i>Patch Root</i> - Allows you to specify at what level your patch is rooted at. The choices
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      <li><i>Patch Root</i> - Allows you to specify at what level your patch is rooted at. The choices
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      are <i>Workspace</i>, <i>Project</i> and <i>Selection</i>.<br>
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      are <i>Workspace</i>, <i>Project</i> and <i>Selection</i>.<br>
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      <br><i>Workspace</i> allows you to include resources from multiple projects in your patch and is the <em>default</em> option. Workspace 
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      <br><i>Workspace</i> allows you to include resources from multiple projects in your patch and is the <em>default</em> option. Workspace 
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   	  		Adjust the <i>Maximum fuzz factor</i> (patch terminology).
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   	  		Adjust the <i>Fuzz factor</i> (patch terminology).
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			This factor determines how much the location of the patch in the
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			This factor indicates the amount of hunk context lines to ignore. 
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			target file may have changed since the patch was originally generated.
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			The default value is zero, which means that all lines need to match.
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			The default value is two, but it's not automatically applied. 
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			For the fuzz factor equal one it's the first and last line of context. 
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			Press the <b>Guess</b> to calculate the fuzz factor that will allow the most hunks to be matched.
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			Press the <b>Guess</b> to calculate the fuzz factor that will allow the most hunks to be matched.
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