minix man page for cdiff

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CDIFF(1)						      General Commands Manual							  CDIFF(1)

NAME
cdiff - context diff
SYNOPSIS
cdiff [-cn] oldfile newfile
OPTIONS
-c Provide n lines of context
EXAMPLES
cdiff old new >f # Write context diff on f cdiff -c1 old new >f # Use only 1 line of context
DESCRIPTION
Cdiff produces a context diff by first running diff and then adding context. Some update programs, like patch, can use context diffs to update files, even in the presence of other, independent changes.
SEE ALSO
cmp(1), diff(1), patch(1). CDIFF(1)
Related Man Pages
diff(1) - minix
rcsdiff(1) - hpux
xdiff_file_diff(3) - php
zdiff(1) - x11r4
zcmp(1) - x11r4
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