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commit 4528ba722c91807f8ba9c89f4ba6ecac64dbb21c
parent 54fc7baf640350a83701d28c260dfe78a4f4a49f
Author: cowmonk <rekketstone@duck.com>
Date:   Tue,  6 May 2025 19:50:31 -0700

DWM LESS IS MORE (edit)

Diffstat:
Matom.xml | 9+++++----
Mblog4.html | 9+++++----
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/atom.xml b/atom.xml @@ -135,10 +135,11 @@ package manager. Once you&#8217;ve done that here are the general steps:</p> <li><p>Find a Patch: Head over to the dwm patches page. Find a patch you like. Let&#8217;s say you want the autostart patch, which allows you to run commands automatically when dwm starts (I highly reccomend this especially if you&#8217;re running from a display manager!).</p></li> <li><p>Download the Patch: Download the .diff file for the patch. Save it somewhere, perhaps in a patches subdirectory within your dwm source folder.</p></li> -<li><p>Apply the Patch: In your dwm source directory, use the patch command: -<code>bash - patch -Np1 -i patchfile.diff -</code></p></li> +<li><p>Apply the Patch: In your dwm source directory, use the patch command:</p></li> +</ol> +<pre><code class="language-bash"> patch -Np1 -i patchfile.diff +</code></pre> +<ol start="4"> <li><p>Resolve Conflicts (If Any): Sometimes, patches might conflict, especially if they modify the same lines of code or if you&#8217;re applying a patch meant for an older version of dwm. This will result in .rej (rejected) files. You&#8217;ll need to manually edit the source files to resolve these conflicts, looking at the .rej files to see what couldn&#8217;t be applied. This is the trickiest part, but it gets easier with practice. Start with simple, popular patches.</p></li> diff --git a/blog4.html b/blog4.html @@ -157,10 +157,11 @@ package manager. Once you&#8217;ve done that here are the general steps:</p> <li><p>Find a Patch: Head over to the dwm patches page. Find a patch you like. Let&#8217;s say you want the autostart patch, which allows you to run commands automatically when dwm starts (I highly reccomend this especially if you&#8217;re running from a display manager!).</p></li> <li><p>Download the Patch: Download the .diff file for the patch. Save it somewhere, perhaps in a patches subdirectory within your dwm source folder.</p></li> -<li><p>Apply the Patch: In your dwm source directory, use the patch command: -<code>bash - patch -Np1 -i patchfile.diff -</code></p></li> +<li><p>Apply the Patch: In your dwm source directory, use the patch command:</p></li> +</ol> +<pre><code class="language-bash"> patch -Np1 -i patchfile.diff +</code></pre> +<ol start="4"> <li><p>Resolve Conflicts (If Any): Sometimes, patches might conflict, especially if they modify the same lines of code or if you&#8217;re applying a patch meant for an older version of dwm. This will result in .rej (rejected) files. You&#8217;ll need to manually edit the source files to resolve these conflicts, looking at the .rej files to see what couldn&#8217;t be applied. This is the trickiest part, but it gets easier with practice. Start with simple, popular patches.</p></li>