Usant & kompare; la segona persona podrà veure el fitxer diff, comparar- lo amb la còpia local del document i aplicar els canvis fets per la primera persona. De manera que aquest procés es podrà fer sobre moltes versions diferents del document, cada persona podrà fer canvis, crear diff, distribuir- los i aplicar- los. Aquest procés s' anomena comunament & quot; apedaçatquot; (quot; patchingquot;), un terme agafat del programa anomenat & quot; patchquot;, el qual és una altra eina de línia d' ordres específicament dissenyada per al propòsit d' aplicar fitxers diff.
Using & kompare; the second person can view the diff file, compare it to the local copy of the document and apply the changes made by the first person. So the process can go on for many versions of the document, each person making changes, creating diffs, distributing them and applying them. This process is commonly called & quot; patchingquot;, a term taken from the program named & quot; patchquot; which is another command line tool specifically designed for the purpose of applying diff files.