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.TH DIFFDIR 1 8/31/79
.UC
.SH NAME
diffdir \- diff directories
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B diffdir
[
.B \-h
] [
.B \-s
] [
.B \-e
] [
.B \-v
] dir1 dir2
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Diffdir
does diffs on directories by sorting the contents of the directories by
name and then running diffs on text files which are different.
Object files which differ and files which appear in only one directory
are also listed.
.PP
The
.B \-h
option causes diffdir to paginate its output, and to summarize
binary differences and files in only one place at the end of the diff.
Each individual diff is run through an appropriate
.I pr.
.PP
The
.B \-s
option causes files which are the same to be reported;
normally they are omitted.
The
.B \-e
option causes the output to be a
.IR csh (1)
script containing
.IR ed (1)
commands to change the first directory to the second.
The
.B \-v
option causes slightly more verbose output.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
diff(1)
.SH AUTHOR
William Joy
.SH BUGS
Program needs more work, i.e. it could be made hierarchical.
.PP
Scripts made by
.I diffdir
.B \-e
contain lines with only a `.'.
If the resulting file is mailed,
.I mail (1)
will throw away the rest of the file.
The file must be right shifted by a tab stop to avoid this.
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5555c540 BJ	1	.TH DIFFDIR 1 8/31/79
	2	.UC
	3	.SH NAME
	4	diffdir \- diff directories
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.B diffdir
	7	[
	8	.B \-h
	9	] [
	10	.B \-s
	11	] [
	12	.B \-e
	13	] [
	14	.B \-v
	15	] dir1 dir2
	16	.SH DESCRIPTION
	17	.I Diffdir
	18	does diffs on directories by sorting the contents of the directories by
	19	name and then running diffs on text files which are different.
	20	Object files which differ and files which appear in only one directory
	21	are also listed.
	22	.PP
	23	The
	24	.B \-h
	25	option causes diffdir to paginate its output, and to summarize
	26	binary differences and files in only one place at the end of the diff.
	27	Each individual diff is run through an appropriate
	28	.I pr.
	29	.PP
	30	The
	31	.B \-s
	32	option causes files which are the same to be reported;
	33	normally they are omitted.
	34	The
	35	.B \-e
	36	option causes the output to be a
	37	.IR csh (1)
	38	script containing
	39	.IR ed (1)
	40	commands to change the first directory to the second.
	41	The
	42	.B \-v
	43	option causes slightly more verbose output.
	44	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	45	diff(1)
	46	.SH AUTHOR
	47	William Joy
	48	.SH BUGS
	49	Program needs more work, i.e. it could be made hierarchical.
	50	.PP
	51	Scripts made by
	52	.I diffdir
	53	.B \-e
	54	contain lines with only a `.'.
	55	If the resulting file is mailed,
	56	.I mail (1)
	57	will throw away the rest of the file.
	58	The file must be right shifted by a tab stop to avoid this.