MDIFF(1) User Commands MDIFF(1)
NAME
mdiff - manual page for mdiff 1.1.2
SYNOPSIS
mdiff [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
mdiff - Studies multiple files and searches for similar sequences, it then produces possibly detailed lists of differences and similari-
ties.
Operation modes:
-h (ignored)
-v, --verbose
report a few statistics on stderr
--help display this help then exit
--version
display program version then exit
Formatting output:
-T, --initial-tab
produce TAB instead of initial space
-l, --paginate
paginate output through `pr'
-S, --string[=STRING]
take note of another user STRING
-V, --show-links
give file and line references in annotations
-t, --expand-tabs
expand tabs to spaces in the output
Debugging:
-0, --debugging
output many details about what is going on
Word mode options:
-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
-k, --less-mode
variation of printer mode for "less"
-m, --avoid-wraps
do not extend fields through newlines
-o, --printer
overstrike as for printers
-z, --terminal
use termcap as for terminal displays
-O, --item-regexp=REGEXP
compare items as defined by REGEXP
-W, --word-mode
compare words instead of lines
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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, 2010 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 PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for mdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and mdiff programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info mdiff
should give you access to the complete manual.
mdiff 1.1.2 May 2012 MDIFF(1)
