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1*a3a45f30SXin LiHomepage: http://www.daemonology.net/bsdiff/
2*a3a45f30SXin LiVersion: 4.3.1
3*a3a45f30SXin LiLicense: BSD-2
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5*a3a45f30SXin LiDescription:
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7*a3a45f30SXin LiBinary diff/patch utility.
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9*a3a45f30SXin Libsdiff and bspatch are tools for building and applying patches to binary
10*a3a45f30SXin Lifiles. By using suffix sorting and taking advantage of how executable files
11*a3a45f30SXin Lichange, bsdiff routinely produces binary patches 50-80% smaller than those
12*a3a45f30SXin Liproduced by Xdelta, and 15% smaller than those produced by .RTPatch.
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