1SDIFF(1)                         User Commands                        SDIFF(1)
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NAME

6       sdiff - side-by-side merge of file differences
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SYNOPSIS

9       sdiff [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2
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DESCRIPTION

12       Side-by-side merge of file differences.
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14       -o FILE  --output=FILE
15              Operate interactively, sending output to FILE.
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17       -i  --ignore-case
18              Consider upper- and lower-case to be the same.
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20       -E  --ignore-tab-expansion
21              Ignore changes due to tab expansion.
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23       -b  --ignore-space-change
24              Ignore changes in the amount of white space.
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26       -W  --ignore-all-space
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29       -B  --ignore-blank-lines
30              Ignore changes whose lines are all blank.
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32       -I RE  --ignore-matching-lines=RE
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35       --strip-trailing-cr
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38       -a  --text
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41       -w NUM  --width=NUM
42              Output at most NUM (default 130) columns per line.
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44       -l  --left-column
45              Output only the left column of common lines.
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47       -s  --suppress-common-lines
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50       -t  --expand-tabs
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53       -d  --minimal
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56       -H  --speed-large-files
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59       --diff-program=PROGRAM
60              Use PROGRAM to compare files.
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62       -v  --version
63              Output version info.
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65       --help Output this help.
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67       If a FILE is `-', read standard input.
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AUTHOR

70       Written by Thomas Lord.
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REPORTING BUGS

73       Report bugs to <bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org>.
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76       Copyright © 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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78       This  program  comes  with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
79       You may redistribute copies of this program under the terms of the  GNU
80       General  Public License.  For more information about these matters, see
81       the file named COPYING.
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SEE ALSO

84       The full documentation for sdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
85       the  info  and  sdiff programs are properly installed at your site, the
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90       should give you access to the complete manual.
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94diffutils 2.8.1                  November 2010                        SDIFF(1)
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