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NAME

8       Package - manual page for Package Changes Analyzer (PkgDiff) 1.7.2
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DESCRIPTION

12   NAME:
13              Package Changes Analyzer
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15              A tool for analyzing changes in Linux software packages
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18   DESCRIPTION:
19              Package Changes Analyzer (PkgDiff) is a tool for analyzing
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24              The tool is intended for Linux maintainers who are interested
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29              This tool is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
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34   USAGE:
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38   EXAMPLES:
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44   ARGUMENTS:
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93   INFORMATION OPTIONS:
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362   MORE INFORMATION:
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AUTHOR

367       Written by Andrey Ponomarenko.
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371       Copyright © 2016 Andrey Ponomarenko's ABI Laboratory
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373       License: GNU GPL <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
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375       This  program  is  free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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