https://github.com/rameshvarun/ups

Command line tools for manipulating UPS binary patches, written in Go.
https://github.com/rameshvarun/ups

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Command line tools for manipulating UPS binary patches, written in Go.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rameshvarun/ups
• Owner: rameshvarun
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-09-29T06:37:13.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-04-15T18:35:36.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-17T11:55:03.753Z (12 months ago)
• Topics: binary-patching, cli-utilities, patch, patcher, rom-hacking, romhacking, ups
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 19.5 KB
• Stars: 31
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# UPS Tools

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## Installation

Builds can be downloaded from the [releases page](https://github.com/rameshvarun/ups/releases/latest). Put the executable somewhere in your PATH. If you have the Go toolchain setup, you can also run `go get github.com/rameshvarun/ups` to install from source.

## Commands

### `ups diff -b base -m modified -o output.ups`

Create a UPS patch file.

### `ups apply -b base -p patch.ups -o output`

Apply a UPS patch to a file.

## Links

- [UPS Format Specification](http://individual.utoronto.ca/dmeunier/ups-spec.pdf)

- [mGBA UPS Reader](https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba/blob/master/src/util/patch-ups.c)

- [UPS Patcher in .NET](http://www.romhacking.net/utilities/606/)