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WHATSNEW(1)						      General Commands Manual						       WHATSNEW(1)

NAME
whatsnew - print a newly modified file, marking changes
SYNOPSIS
whatsnew [-n] file.c file.c.cdif
OPTIONS
-n Output line length
EXAMPLES
whatsnew file.c file.c.cdif # Print file.c with changes marked whatsnew -70 file.c file.c.cdif # Same as above, but with 70 col line
DESCRIPTION
It commonly occurs that cdifs are posted to USENET. After installing a cdif file, it is sometimes desirable to print out the new file, with the changes marked on it. Whatsnew does precisely this, with the changes + and ! printed in the right-hand margin.
SEE ALSO
diff(1), patch(1). WHATSNEW(1)
Related Man Pages
sdiff(1) - hpux
diffmk(1) - osf1
diffpp(1) - opensolaris
diffpp(1) - linux
diffpp(1) - hpux
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