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FeatherPad vs GNU patch

A side-by-side look at FeatherPad and GNU patch. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

FeatherPad

FeatherPad

Office & Productivity

FeatherPad is a lightweight text editor for Linux. It has basic editing features like syntax highlighting and search/replace, but aims to provide a simple, easy-to-use interface without unnecessary bells and whistles. Good for quick edits of configs, notes, etc.

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GNU patch

GNU patch

Development

GNU patch is an open-source utility for applying patches to text files. It allows users to modify source code files by applying differences files, also known as patches, which contain the changes between two versions of a file.

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