You may want to ignore some files in the directories while GenPatch processes them. These files may be ini-files, data files or just anything that might have changed and cannot be used as a start state for the patching.
To ignore certain files, file types or subdirectories: Just specify the files as patterns with option "-i=pattern". Files matching the pattern will be removed completely from all internal processing of GenPatch. Note that this option has the highest precedence over all others.
To Ignore files only in some directories: Ignoring files may be restricted to some of the source or final state directories only. Use "-if=pattern" to ignore files in the end state only, use "-is=pattern" to ignore files in source directories only. (Note that there might be more than one source directory.) If you create a patch for several start state directories, you'll be able to ignore files in the first start state directory with "-i1=pattern" and in the fourth start state with "-i4=pattern". You may also combine these and use "-i2,3,f=pattern" to ignore files in sources 2 and 3, as well as in target, in one turn.
Include hidden and system files: Use option "-a" to tell GenPatch for DOS/Win3.1 or Win32 to process hidden or system files in directory mode. Otherwise they would be ignored.