By registering existing file formats with a media type, they would become available for use as a PATCH body. Candidates include: * [VCDIFF: RFC 3284 (IETF)](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3284.html) * `diff -e` format: [POSIX (The Open Group/IEEE)](https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009604499/utilities/diff.html) See also [HTTP Delta Encoding: RFC 3229 (Individual submission)](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3229.html) which assigns identifiers to various patch formats.