debian man page for wdiff2

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NAME
       wdiff - manual page for wdiff 1.1.2

SYNOPSIS
       wdiff2 [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2

DESCRIPTION
       wdiff - Compute word differences by internally launching `mdiff -W'.  This program exists mainly to support the now oldish `wdiff' syntax.

       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

       -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

       -q, --quiet
	      inhibit the `mdiff' call message

       -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

       This program also tells how `mdiff' could have been called directly.

AUTHOR
       Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <wdiff-bugs@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999 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 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.

wdiff 1.1.2							     May 2012								  WDIFF(1)