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6 cut-diff - show difference between 2 files with color
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9 cut-diff [option ...] file1 file2
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12 cut-diff is a diff command that uses diff feature in Cutter. It shows
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15 It's recommended that you use a normal diff(1) when you want to use
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19 --version
20 cut-diff shows its own version and exits.
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22 -c [yes|true|no|false|auto], --color=[yes|true|no|false|auto]
23 If 'yes' or 'true' is specified, cut-diff uses colorized output
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26 cut-diff uses colorized output if available.
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30 -u, --unified
31 cut-diff uses unified diff format.
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33 --context-lines=LINES
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39 --label=LABEL, -L=LABEL
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44 Labels are the same as file names by default.
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47 The exit status is 0 for success, non-0 otherwise.
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49 TODO: 0 for non-difference, 1 for difference and non-0 for errors.
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52 In the following example, cut-diff shows difference between file1 and
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56 In the following example, cut-diff shows difference between file1 and
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