wdiff - display word differences between text files
wdiff [
OPTION]...
FILE1 FILE2
wdiff -d [
OPTION]... [
FILE]
wdiff - Compares words in two files and report differences.
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
-
-d, --diff-input
- use single unified diff as input
-
-h, --help
- display this help then exit
-
-i, --ignore-case
- fold character case while comparing
-
-l, --less-mode
- variation of printer mode for "less"
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-n, --avoid-wraps
- do not extend fields through newlines
-
-p, --printer
- overstrike as for printers
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-s, --statistics
- say how many words deleted, inserted etc.
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-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
Some options that used to provide some unique functionality are no longer
recommended, but still recognized for the sake of backwards compatibility.
-
-K, --no-init-term
- Now synonymous to --terminal, which never
initializes the terminal.
Written by Franc,ois Pinard <
[email protected]>.
Report bugs to <
[email protected]>.
Copyright © 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 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 PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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.