patch

original version of `patch' written by Larry Wall
CreativeWork standard_unix_utility_or_command Q300846
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patch

Summary

patch is a standard UNIX utility or command[1]. patch draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #49 of 124).[2]

Key Facts

  • patch is the creator of Larry Wall[3].
  • patch's image is recorded as TuxOnIce patching.png[4].
  • patch's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command[5].
  • patch's instance of is recorded as computer program[6].
  • patch's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • patch's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[8].
  • +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of patch[9].
  • patch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02f4zl[10].
  • patch's main subject is recorded as patch[11].
  • patch's described at URL is recorded as https://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/ch02s01.html[12].
  • patch's different from is recorded as GNU patch[13].
  • patch's reads environment variable is recorded as LANG[14].
  • patch's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_ALL[15].
  • patch's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_COLLATE[16].
  • patch's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_CTYPE[17].
  • patch's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_MESSAGES[18].
  • patch's reads environment variable is recorded as NLSPATH[19].
  • patch's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_TIME[20].
  • patch's has command line option is recorded as b[21].
  • patch's has command line option is recorded as c[22].
  • patch's has command line option is recorded as d[23].
  • patch's has command line option is recorded as D[24].
  • patch's has command line option is recorded as e[25].
  • patch's has command line option is recorded as i[26].
  • patch's has command line option is recorded as l[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

patch is the creator of Larry Wall[3].

Subject and Themes

patch's main subject is recorded as patch[11].

Why It Matters

patch draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #49 of 124).[2] patch has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] patch is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . pubs.opengroup.org. pubs.opengroup.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). patch. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/patch-q300846
MLA “patch.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/patch-q300846.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_patch-q300846_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{patch}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/patch-q300846}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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