wdiff - display word differences between text files
wdiff [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2 wdiff -d [OPTION]... [FILE]
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NAME
wdiff - display word differences between text files
SYNOPSIS
wdiff [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2
wdiff -d [OPTION]... [FILE]
DESCRIPTION
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
COMPATIBILITY
Some options that used to provide some unique functionality are no
longer recommended, but still recognized for the sake of backwards com-
patibility.
-K, --no-init-term
Now synonymous to --terminal, which never initializes the termi-
nal.
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, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Free Soft-
ware 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.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | text/wdiff |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
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.
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wdiff/wdiff-1.2.2.tar.gz
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at https://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff.
wdiff 1.2.2 April 2014 WDIFF(1)