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6 wdiff - manual page for wdiff 1.2.2
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9 wdiff2 [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2
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12 wdiff - Compute word differences by internally launching `mdiff -W'.
13 This program exists mainly to support the now oldish `wdiff' syntax.
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18 -C, --copyright
19 display copyright then exit
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21 -1, --no-deleted
22 inhibit output of deleted words
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24 -2, --no-inserted
25 inhibit output of inserted words
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27 -3, --no-common
28 inhibit output of common words
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30 -a, --auto-pager
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33 -h, --help
34 display this help then exit
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36 -i, --ignore-case
37 fold character case while comparing
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39 -l, --less-mode
40 variation of printer mode for "less"
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42 -n, --avoid-wraps
43 do not extend fields through newlines
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46 overstrike as for printers
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49 inhibit the `mdiff' call message
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51 -s, --statistics
52 say how many words deleted, inserted etc.
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55 use termcap as for terminal displays
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58 display program version then exit
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60 -w, --start-delete=STRING
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64 string to mark end of delete region
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67 string to mark beginning of insert region
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70 string to mark end of insert region
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72 This program also tells how `mdiff' could have been called directly.
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75 Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>.
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81 Copyright © 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
82 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
83 NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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87 The full documentation for wdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
88 the info and wdiff programs are properly installed at your site, the
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97GNU wdiff 1.2.2 January 2022 WDIFF(1)