.patch
2 claimants
2 primary
0 secondary
shared primary (2)
SWH popularity
Distinct files in the full Software Heritage archive (2026-06-04 export), dated by first appearance, following Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz (MSR 2025). Case-aggregated. citation.
15.4M
total files
8.3M
first seen 2021–2025 (54.2%)
2022
median year (half its files since)
Case variants in archive: .patch (15.4M), .PATCH (1.2K), .Patch (69) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to diff; patch as primary by 2 authoritative claims.
Authoritative sources: △ Linguist · secondary △ Pygments · secondary ✓ Wikidata · Q28600496 ✗ Wikipedia · no claim
Claimants (4)
Languages that list
.patch among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| diff | wikidata | primary |
| patch | wikidata | primary |
| diff | linguist | secondary |
| diff | pygments | secondary |
Wikidata says… (5)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.patch on Wikidata
(property P1195) or in the Wikipedia infobox.
Source: data/derived/external_extension_index.csv.
Click Use as new PL on any row to open the
Add-PL form pre-filled with that entry's name, Wikipedia/Wikidata
URL, and this extension — one submission creates the PL + claim.
| Format | Class (Wikidata P31) | Suggested label | MIME | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unified diff Q29465391 file format | patch format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| diff Q28600496 file formats associated with Unix diff utility | file format | — | text/x-patch | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| imgdiff patch (v1) Q105857736 file format | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
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