ZIMPATCH(1)

💖 ZIMPATCH(1) — the zimpatch era 💖

okay bestie, welcome to zimpatch, a User Command and honestly kind of a big deal. this is the little tool that takes your start_file and your diff_file and figures out the end_file for you. it's giving ✨glow up via patch✨ and we're obsessed. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

zimpatch — the tool that computes the end_file using a start_file and a diff_file. no cap. that's literally her whole job and she does it flawlessly. 👑

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

zimpatch [options] start_file diff_file output_file

three files, one command, zero drama. periodt. 💅

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so here's the lineup, and every single one of these matters so don't skip:

• start_file — the start/original file. this is your before picture, your day-one, the raw material you're building on top of. 🎀
• diff_file — the diff/patch file to apply. this is the transformation, the plot twist, the thing that's about to change everything. 🌸
• output_file — the file to output to. this is where the result lands, aka the end_file, aka the main character's final form. 🌈

✨ OPTIONS ✨ (yes she has options, as she should)

• -h, --help — show a help message and exit. when you're lost in the group chat of life, she'll hand you the FAQ and then dip. 🫶
• -v, --version — print software version. just so you know exactly which queen you're working with. 👑

lowkey a gentle reminder, bestie: you need all three file arguments — start_file, diff_file and output_file — in that order. don't come for her with two files and a dream, she will not be able to compute your end_file. 😭

and that's the whole page, fr fr. 💜 this little icon comes to you from zim-tools, dated July 2020 — vintage, honestly, and still slaying. mwah. 💅✨