Linux and UNIX Man Pages

Linux & Unix Commands - Search Man Pages

whatsnew(1) [minix man page]

WHATSNEW(1)						      General Commands Manual						       WHATSNEW(1)

NAME
whatsnew - print a newly modified file, marking changes SYNOPSIS
whatsnew [-n] file.c file.c.cdif OPTIONS
-n Output line length EXAMPLES
whatsnew file.c file.c.cdif # Print file.c with changes marked whatsnew -70 file.c file.c.cdif # Same as above, but with 70 col line DESCRIPTION
It commonly occurs that cdifs are posted to USENET. After installing a cdif file, it is sometimes desirable to print out the new file, with the changes marked on it. Whatsnew does precisely this, with the changes + and ! printed in the right-hand margin. SEE ALSO
diff(1), patch(1). WHATSNEW(1)

Check Out this Related Man Page

DIFF(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   DIFF(1)

NAME
diff - print differences between two files SYNOPSIS
diff [-c | -e | -C n] [-br]file1 file2 OPTIONS
-C n Produce output that contains n lines of context -b Ignore white space when comparing -c Produce output that contains three lines of context -e Produce an ed-script to convert file1 into file2 -r Apply diff recursively to files and directories of EXAMPLES
diff file1 file2 # Print differences between 2 files diff -C 0 file1 file2 # Same as above diff -C 3 file1 file2 # Output three lines of context with every diff -c file1 file2 # Same diff /etc /dev # Compares recursively the directories /etc and /dev diff passwd /etc # Compares ./passwd to /etc/passwd DESCRIPTION
the same name, when file1 and file2 are both directories" difference encountered" Diff compares two files and generates a list of lines telling how the two files differ. Lines may not be longer than 128 characters. If the two arguments on the command line are both directories, diff recursively steps through all subdirectories comparing files of the same name. If a file name is found only in one directory, a diagnostic message is written to stdout. A file that is of either block special, character special or FIFO special type, cannot be compared to any other file. On the other hand, if there is one directory and one file given on the command line, diff tries to compare the file with the same name as file in the directory directory. SEE ALSO
cdiff(1), cmp(1), comm(1), patch(1). DIFF(1)
Man Page