mdiff - Man Page
manual page for mdiff 1.2.2
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
- -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 © 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.