1RCSDIFF(1) General Commands Manual RCSDIFF(1)
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6 rcsdiff - compare RCS revisions
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9 rcsdiff [ -ksubst ] [ -q ] [ -rrev1 [ -rrev2 ] ] [ -T ] [ -V[n] ] [
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15 Filenames matching an RCS suffix denote RCS files; all others denote
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20 substitution when extracting revisions, as described in co(1); for
21 example, -kk -r1.1 -r1.2 ignores differences in keyword values when
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23 name substitution, -kkvl is assumed if (1) at most one revision option
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26 co -l. See co(1) for details about -T, -V, -x and -z. Otherwise, all
27 options of diff(1) that apply to regular files are accepted, with the
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54 backslash escapes spaces within an option. The RCSINIT options
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61 currently defaulting to ``unlimited''. Otherwise (or if the
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68 TMPDIR Name of the temporary directory. If not set, the environment
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78 Author: Walter F. Tichy.
79 Manual Page Revision: 5.9.4; Release Date: 2019-07-27.
80 Copyright © 2010-2015 Thien-Thi Nguyen.
81 Copyright © 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Paul Eggert.
82 Copyright © 1982, 1988, 1989 Walter F. Tichy.
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85 ci(1), co(1), diff(1), ident(1), rcs(1), rcsmerge(1), rlog(1).
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87 Walter F. Tichy, RCS--A System for Version Control, Software--Practice
88 & Experience 15, 7 (July 1985), 637-654.
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90 The full documentation for RCS is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
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