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 Patch a Single File
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 John Casey
 Jesse McConnell
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 22 June 2007
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Patch a Single File

  The <<<maven-patch-plugin>>> can be configured to apply a single patch to a file as specified:

+--------
<project>
  [...]
  <build>
    [...]
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-patch-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
          <patches>
            <patch>mylittle.patch</patch>
          </patches>
        </configuration>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <id>patch</id>
            <phase>process-sources</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>apply</goal>
            </goals>
          </execution>
        </executions>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
    [...]
  </build>
  [...]
</project>
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