mdiff1
Manual page for mdiff 1.1.2
Usage
mdiff [OPTION] ...
[FILE] ...
Overview
mdiff - Studies multiple files and searches for similar sequences, it then produces possibly detailed lists of differences and similarities.
Operation modes:
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-h -
(ignored)
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-v, --verbose -
report a few statistics on stderr
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--help -
display this help then exit
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--version -
display program version then exit
Formatting output:
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-T, --initial-tab -
produce TAB instead of initial space
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-l, --paginate -
paginate output through `pr'
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-S, --string[=STRING] -
take note of another user STRING
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-V, --show-links -
give file and line references in annotations
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-t, --expand-tabs -
expand tabs to spaces in the output
Debugging:
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-0, --debugging -
output many details about what is going on
Word mode options:
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-1, --no-deleted -
inhibit output of deleted words
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-2, --no-inserted -
inhibit output of inserted words
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-3, --no-common -
inhibit output of common words
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-A, --auto-pager -
automatically calls a pager
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-k, --less-mode -
variation of printer mode for "less"
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-m, --avoid-wraps -
do not extend fields through newlines
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-o, --printer -
overstrike as for printers
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-z, --terminal -
use termcap as for terminal displays
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-O, --item-regexp=REGEXP -
compare items as defined by REGEXP
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-W, --word-mode -
compare words instead of lines
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
Releases
2 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 1 time.
--no-init-term until Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-K until Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).