Command-line tool

bsdiff

brew/bsdiff

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Generate and apply patches to binary files

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install bsdiff

Linux

brew install bsdiff

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