Re: [PATCHv2] Document from line in patch format

[Paul Jackson]

Magnus wrote:
> Huh, I thought that the first line in a unified patch started with
> "---",

Yes, it does.  But then the next character is a space, and there
is at least one more space-separated field on the line.

That is, Linus's marker marches

    /^---$/

and the first line of a unified patch matches:

    /^--- .*[^ ].*$/

It ain't fancy, but it works.  These patterns
are easily distinguished.

> Relying on "diff -" or "Index: " seems wrong.

I don't think anyone is relying on those patterns.

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