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  • What is your goal in making a patch rather than simply taring up after? Just minimizing the size, or do you also expect something sensible to happen if the patch is applied to a directory tree that is slightly different from before? Apart from file names and contents, do you need to preserve metadata (timestamps, ownership, etc.)? Commented Jun 14, 2016 at 21:37
  • I want to minimize the size of my patch for convenience. And no, I don't need to preserve timestamps and ownership. Commented Jun 14, 2016 at 21:40