wdiff2 (1) Linux Manual Page
NAME
wdiff – manual page for wdiff 1.2.2
SYNOPSIS
wdiff2 [,OPTION/]… ,FILE1 FILE2/
DESCRIPTION
wdiff – Compute word differences by internally launching `mdiff -W‘. This program exists mainly to support the now oldish `wdiff’ syntax.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-C,–copyright- display copyright then exit
-1,–no-deleted- inhibit output of deleted words
-2,–no-inserted- inhibit output of inserted words
-3,–no-common- inhibit output of common words
-a,–auto-pager- automatically calls a pager
-h,–help- display this help then exit
-i,–ignore-case- fold character case while comparing
-l,–less-mode- variation of printer mode for "less"
-n,–avoid-wraps- do not extend fields through newlines
-p,–printer- overstrike as for printers
-q,–quiet- inhibit the `mdiff’ call message
-s,–statistics- say how many words deleted, inserted etc.
-t,–terminal- use termcap as for terminal displays
-v,–version- display program version then exit
-w,–start-delete=,STRING/- string to mark beginning of delete region
-x,–end-delete=,STRING/- string to mark end of delete region
-y,–start-insert=,STRING/- string to mark beginning of insert region
-z,–end-insert=,STRING/- string to mark end of insert region
This program also tells how `mdiff’ could have been called directly.
AUTHOR
Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard [at] iro.umontreal.ca>.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <wdiff-bugs [at] gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for wdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and wdiff programs are properly installed at your site, the command
-
info wdiff
should give you access to the complete manual.