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wdiff – display word differences between text files

Synopsis

wdiff [,OPTION/]… ,FILE1 FILE2/
wdiff ,-d /[,OPTION/]… [,FILE/]

Description

wdiff – Compares words in two files and report differences.

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
-d, –diff-input: use single unified diff as input
-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
-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

Compatibility

Some options that used to provide some unique functionality are no longer recommended, but still recognized for the sake of backwards compatibility.

-K, –no-init-term: Now synonymous to –terminal, which never initializes the terminal.

Author

Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard [at] iro.umontreal.ca>.

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <wdiff-bugs [at] gnu.org>.

Copyright

Copyright © 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 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.

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