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XDIFF_FILE_DIFF(3)							 1							XDIFF_FILE_DIFF(3)

xdiff_file_diff - Make unified diff of two files

SYNOPSIS
bool xdiff_file_diff (string $old_file, string $new_file, string $dest, [int $context = 3], [bool $minimal = false]) DESCRIPTION
Makes an unified diff containing differences between $old_file and $new_file and stores it in $dest file. The resulting file is human- readable. An optional $context parameter specifies how many lines of context should be added around each change. Setting $minimal parameter to true will result in outputting the shortest patch file possible (can take a long time). PARAMETERS
o $old_file - Path to the first file. This file acts as "old" file. o $new_file - Path to the second file. This file acts as "new" file. o $dest - Path of the resulting patch file. o $context - Indicates how many lines of context you want to include in diff result. o $minimal - Set this parameter to TRUE if you want to minimalize size of the result (can take a long time). RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. EXAMPLES
Example #1 xdiff_file_diff(3) example The following code makes unified diff of two php files with context length of 2. <?php $old_version = 'my_script.php'; $new_version = 'my_new_script.php'; xdiff_file_diff($old_version, $new_version, 'my_script.diff', 2); ?> NOTES
Note This function doesn't work well with binary files. To make diff of binary files use xdiff_file_bdiff(3)/xdiff_file_rabdiff(3) func- tion. SEE ALSO
xdiff_file_patch(3). PHP Documentation Group XDIFF_FILE_DIFF(3)

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XDIFF_FILE_DIFF_BINARY(3)						 1						 XDIFF_FILE_DIFF_BINARY(3)

xdiff_file_diff_binary - Alias of xdiff_file_bdiff

SYNOPSIS
bool xdiff_file_diff_binary (string $old_file, string $new_file, string $dest) DESCRIPTION
Makes a binary diff of two files and stores the result in a patch file. This function works with both text and binary files. Resulting patch file can be later applied using xdiff_file_bpatch(3). Starting with version 1.5.0 this function is an alias of xdiff_file_bdiff(3). PARAMETERS
o $old_file - Path to the first file. This file acts as "old" file. o $new_file - Path to the second file. This file acts as "new" file. o $dest - Path of the resulting patch file. Resulting file contains differences between "old" and "new" files. It is in binary format and is human-unreadable. RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure. EXAMPLES
Example #1 xdiff_file_diff_binary(3) example The following code makes binary diff of two archives. <?php $old_version = 'my_script_1.0.tgz'; $new_version = 'my_script_1.1.tgz'; xdiff_file_diff_binary($old_version, $new_version, 'my_script.bdiff'); ?> NOTES
Note Both files will be loaded into memory so ensure that your memory_limit is set high enough. SEE ALSO
xdiff_file_bdiff(3), xdiff_file_bpatch(3). PHP Documentation Group XDIFF_FILE_DIFF_BINARY(3)
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