WDIFF

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: April 2014
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NAME

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@iro.umontreal.ca>.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <wdiff-bugs@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.