diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.1 b/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.1
index b00ced7c815c..fccb799edfae 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.1
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.1
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 .\" -*- nroff -*-
 .rn '' }`
-'\" $Header: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch/Attic/patch.1,v 1.5.2.1 1998/01/11 20:45:30 ache Exp $
+'\" $Header: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.1,v 1.7 1998/01/21 14:37:21 ache Exp $
 '\" 
 '\" $Log: patch.1,v $
+'\" Revision 1.7  1998/01/21 14:37:21  ache
+'\" Resurrect patch 2.1 without FreeBSD Index: hack
+'\"
 '\" Revision 1.5.2.1  1998/01/11 20:45:30  ache
 '\" Back out rev1.5 change, Index: precedence restored to historycal behaviour
 '\"
@@ -335,6 +338,11 @@ Note that a larger fuzz factor increases the odds of a faulty patch.
 The default fuzz factor is 2, and it may not be set to more than
 the number of lines of context in the context diff, ordinarily 3.
 .TP 5
+.B "\-I, \-\-index-first"
+forces
+.I patch
+to take ``Index:'' line precedence over context diff header.
+.TP 5
 .B "\-l, \-\-ignore\-whitespace"
 causes the pattern matching to be done loosely, in case the tabs and
 spaces have been munged in your input file.
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.c b/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.c
index ec74d75051f1..d572b28cab4a 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 char rcsid[] =
-	"$Header: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.c,v 1.9 1997/10/23 02:44:22 ache Exp $";
+	"$Header: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch/patch.c,v 1.11 1998/01/21 14:37:22 ache Exp $";
 
 /* patch - a program to apply diffs to original files
  *
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ char rcsid[] =
  * money off of it, or pretend that you wrote it.
  *
  * $Log: patch.c,v $
+ * Revision 1.11  1998/01/21 14:37:22  ache
+ * Resurrect patch 2.1 without FreeBSD Index: hack
+ *
  * Revision 1.9  1997/10/23 02:44:22  ache
  * Add (unsigned char) cast to ctype macros
  *
@@ -172,6 +175,9 @@ static int reverse_flag_specified = FALSE;
 /* TRUE if -C was specified on command line.  */
 int check_patch = FALSE;
 
+/* TRUE if -I was specified on command line.  */
+int index_first = FALSE;
+
 /* Apply a set of diffs as appropriate. */
 
 int
@@ -485,7 +491,7 @@ reinitialize_almost_everything()
 	fatal1("you may not change to a different patch file\n");
 }
 
-static char *shortopts = "-b:B:cCd:D:eEfF:lnNo:p::r:RsStuvV:x:";
+static char *shortopts = "-b:B:cCd:D:eEfF:IlnNo:p::r:RsStuvV:x:";
 static struct option longopts[] =
 {
   {"suffix", 1, NULL, 'b'},
@@ -498,6 +504,7 @@ static struct option longopts[] =
   {"remove-empty-files", 0, NULL, 'E'},
   {"force", 0, NULL, 'f'},
   {"fuzz", 1, NULL, 'F'},
+  {"index-first", 0, NULL, 'I'},
   {"ignore-whitespace", 0, NULL, 'l'},
   {"normal", 0, NULL, 'n'},
   {"forward", 0, NULL, 'N'},
@@ -574,6 +581,9 @@ get_some_switches()
 	    case 'F':
 		maxfuzz = atoi(optarg);
 		break;
+	    case 'I':
+		index_first = TRUE;
+		break;
 	    case 'l':
 		canonicalize = TRUE;
 		break;
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/patch/pch.c b/gnu/usr.bin/patch/pch.c
index 52d018a1a7e0..9021397f52ec 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/patch/pch.c
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/patch/pch.c
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-/* $Header: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch/Attic/pch.c,v 1.8.2.2 1998/01/03 23:52:05 ache Exp $
+/* $Header: /home/ncvs/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch/pch.c,v 1.13 1998/01/21 14:37:23 ache Exp $
  *
  * $Log: pch.c,v $
+ * Revision 1.13  1998/01/21 14:37:23  ache
+ * Resurrect patch 2.1 without FreeBSD Index: hack
+ *
  * Revision 1.8.2.2  1998/01/03 23:52:05  ache
  * MFC: ctype and Index over +++/--- precedence
  *
@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@
  *
  * Revision 1.8  1996/04/12 11:37:32  markm
  * Attempt to break a $Log: pch.c,v $
+ * Attempt to break a Revision 1.13  1998/01/21 14:37:23  ache
+ * Attempt to break a Resurrect patch 2.1 without FreeBSD Index: hack
+ * Attempt to break a
  * Attempt to break a Revision 1.8.2.2  1998/01/03 23:52:05  ache
  * Attempt to break a MFC: ctype and Index over +++/--- precedence
  * Attempt to break a
@@ -322,6 +328,7 @@ intuit_diff_type()
     char *newname = Nullch;
     Reg11 int retval;
     bool no_filearg = (filearg[0] == Nullch);
+    extern int index_first;
 
     ok_to_create_file = FALSE;
     Fseek(pfp, p_base, 0);
@@ -431,7 +438,9 @@ intuit_diff_type()
 	    oldname = fetchname(oldtmp, strippath, ok_to_create_file);
 	if (newtmp != Nullch)
 	    newname = fetchname(newtmp, strippath, ok_to_create_file);
-	if (oldname && newname) {
+	if (index_first && indname)
+	    filearg[0] = savestr(indname);
+	else if (oldname && newname) {
 	    if (strlen(oldname) < strlen(newname))
 		filearg[0] = savestr(oldname);
 	    else