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mdiff − manual page for mdiff 0.6.3
mdiff [OPTION]... [FILE]...
mdiff − Studies multiple files and searches for similar sequences, it then produces possibly detailed lists of differences and similarities.
Operation modes:
−h |
(ignored) |
−v, −−verbose
report a few statistics on stderr
−−help |
display this help then exit |
−−version
display program version then exit
Formatting
output:
−T, −−initial−tab
produce TAB instead of initial space
−l, −−paginate
paginate output through ’pr’
−S, −−string[=STRING]
take note of another user STRING
−V, −−show−links
give file and line references in annotations
−t, −−expand−tabs
expand tabs to spaces in the output
Debugging:
−0, −−debugging
output many details about what is going on
Word mode
options:
−1, −−no−deleted
inhibit output of deleted words
−2, −−no−inserted
inhibit output of inserted words
−3, −−no−common
inhibit output of common words
−A, −−auto−pager
automatically calls a pager
−k, −−less−mode
variation of printer mode for "less"
−m, −−avoid−wraps
do not extend fields through newlines
−o, −−printer
overstrike as for printers
−z, −−terminal
use termcap as for terminal displays
−K, −−no−init−term
like −z, but no termcap init/term strings
−O, −−item−regexp=REGEXP
compare items as defined by REGEXP
−W, −−word−mode
compare words instead of lines
With no FILE, or when FILE is −, read standard input.
Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>.
Report bugs to <wdiff−bugs@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2010 Free Software
Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The full documentation for mdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and mdiff programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info mdiff
should give you access to the complete manual.
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