MDIFF(1)
NAME
mdiff - manual page for mdiff 0.6.3
SYNOPSIS
mdiff [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
- 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.
AUTHOR
Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <wdiff-bugs@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 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.
SEE ALSO
- 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.