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sccsdiff

sccsdiff(1)						      General Commands Manual						       sccsdiff(1)

Name
       sccsdiff - compare and display SCCS delta differences

Syntax
       sccsdiff -rSID1 -rSID2 [-p] [-sn] files

Description
       The  command  compares  two versions of an SCCS file and generates the differences between the two versions.  You can specify any number of
       SCCS files, but arguments apply to all files.

Options
       -p	 Displays output using command.

       -rSID?	 Indicates deltas to be prepared.  Versions are passed to in the order given.

       -sn	 Sets number of lines each segment is to contain.  This is useful when fails due to a high system load.

Diagnostics
       ``file: No differences''
       If the two versions are the same.  Use for explanations.

Files
       temporary files

See Also
       bdiff(1), cmp(1), comm(1), diff(1), diff3(1), diffmk(1), get(1), prs(1), sccs(1), sccshelp(1)
       Guide to the Source Code Control System

																       sccsdiff(1)

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