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NAME

6       mdiff - manual page for mdiff 1.2.2
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SYNOPSIS

9       mdiff [OPTION]... [FILE]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       mdiff  -  Studies multiple files and searches for similar sequences, it
13       then produces possibly detailed lists of differences and similarities.
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15   Operation modes:
16       -h     (ignored)
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18       -v, --verbose
19              report a few statistics on stderr
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21       --help display this help then exit
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23       --version
24              display program version then exit
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26   Formatting output:
27       -T, --initial-tab
28              produce TAB instead of initial space
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30       -l, --paginate
31              paginate output through `pr'
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33       -S, --string[=STRING]
34              take note of another user STRING
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36       -V, --show-links
37              give file and line references in annotations
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39       -t, --expand-tabs
40              expand tabs to spaces in the output
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42   Debugging:
43       -0, --debugging
44              output many details about what is going on
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46   Word mode options:
47       -1, --no-deleted
48              inhibit output of deleted words
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50       -2, --no-inserted
51              inhibit output of inserted words
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53       -3, --no-common
54              inhibit output of common words
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56       -A, --auto-pager
57              automatically calls a pager
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59       -k, --less-mode
60              variation of printer mode for "less"
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62       -m, --avoid-wraps
63              do not extend fields through newlines
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65       -o, --printer
66              overstrike as for printers
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68       -z, --terminal
69              use termcap as for terminal displays
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71       -O, --item-regexp=REGEXP
72              compare items as defined by REGEXP
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74       -W, --word-mode
75              compare words instead of lines
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77       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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AUTHOR

80       Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>.
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REPORTING BUGS

83       Report bugs to <wdiff-bugs@gnu.org>.
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86       Copyright © 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
87       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
88       NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
89       PURPOSE.
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SEE ALSO

92       The full documentation for mdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
93       the  info  and  mdiff programs are properly installed at your site, the
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98       should give you access to the complete manual.
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102GNU wdiff 1.2.2                    July 2023                          MDIFF(1)
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