NAME
wdiff - manual page for wdiff 0.6.3
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
-K, --no-init-term
like -t, but no termcap init/term strings
-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@iro.umontreal.ca>.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <wdiff-bugs@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.