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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Support for fuzzy patches","articleBody":"When generating a unified diff with context, I would like to be able to do a fuzzy apply of that patch. Does your library support this?\r\n\r\nFor example, take the following unified diff with context 3:\r\n\r\n```\r\n--- original\r\n+++ modified\r\n@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@\r\n 2\r\n 3\r\n 4\r\n+a\r\n+b\r\n+c\r\n 5\r\n 6\r\n 7\r\n```\r\n\r\nAnd my file looks like the following (exactly the original but with three lines added to the top):\r\n\r\n```\r\nx\r\ny\r\nz\r\n1\r\n2\r\n3\r\n4\r\n5\r\n6\r\n7\r\n8\r\n```\r\n\r\nUsing the linux `patch` tool I am still able to apply this patch:\r\n\r\n```\r\n$ patch -o - neworig udiff.patch\r\npatching file - (read from neworig)\r\nHunk #1 succeeded at 5 with fuzz 1 (offset 3 lines).\r\n```\r\n\r\nWhen using `DiffUtils.patch` of your library I get an error (because the line numbers no longer match):\r\n\r\n```\r\nIncorrect Chunk: the chunk content doesn't match the target\r\n```\r\n\r\nMaybe there is a configuration option to enable fuzzy patching?","author":{"url":"https://github.com/dpoetzsch","@type":"Person","name":"dpoetzsch"},"datePublished":"2021-01-12T11:14:18.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/112/java-diff-utils/issues/112"}