wdiff - Man Page

• Compare two files: wdiff path/to/file1 path/to/file2
• Ignore case when comparing: wdiff --ignore-case path/to/file1 path/to/file2
• Display how many words are deleted, inserted or replaced: wdiff --statistics path/to/file1 path/to/file2

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wdiff [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2
wdiff -d [OPTION]... [FILE]

wdiff - Compares words in two files and report differences.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-C,  --copyright

display copyright then exit

-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

-d,  --diff-input

use single unified diff as input

-h,  --help

display this help then exit

-i,  --ignore-case

fold character case while comparing

-l,  --less-mode

variation of printer mode for "less"

-n,  --avoid-wraps

do not extend fields through newlines

-p,  --printer

overstrike as for printers

-s,  --statistics

say how many words deleted, inserted etc.

-t,  --terminal

use termcap as for terminal displays

-v,  --version

display program version then exit

-w,  --start-delete=STRING

string to mark beginning of delete region

-x,  --end-delete=STRING

string to mark end of delete region

-y,  --start-insert=STRING

string to mark beginning of insert region

-z,  --end-insert=STRING

string to mark end of insert region

Some options that used to provide some unique functionality are no longer recommended, but still recognized for the sake of backwards compatibility.

-K,  --no-init-term

Now synonymous to --terminal, which never initializes the terminal.

Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>.

Report bugs to <wdiff-bugs@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 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 wdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and wdiff programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info wdiff

should give you access to the complete manual.

debdiff(1), diff(1), urlwatch-cookbook(7), wiggle(1).