.TH SDIFF 1 "22sep1993" "GNU Tools" "GNU Tools"
sdiff \- find differences between two files and merge interactively
outfile [options] from-file to-file
command merges two files and interactively outputs the
whose file name is that of
argument by itself treats the remaining arguments as file names even if
side-by-side difference. This usage is obsolete; use
.B "diff \-\-side\-by\-side"
Below is a summary of all of the options that GNU
Each option has two equivalent names, one of which is a single
and the other of which is a long name
Multiple single letter options (unless they take
an argument) can be combined into a single command line argument. Long
named options can be abbreviated to any unique prefix of their name.
Treat all files as text and compare them line-by-line, even if they
do not appear to be text.
Ignore changes in amount of white space.
Ignore changes that just insert or delete blank lines.
Change the algorithm to perhaps find a smaller set of changes. This
slower (sometimes much slower).
Use heuristics to speed handling of large files that have numerous
Expand tabs to spaces in the output, to preserve the alignment of tabs
Ignore changes in case; consider upper- and lower-case to be the same.
Ignore changes that just insert or delete lines that match
.B \-\-ignore\-all\-space
Ignore white space when comparing lines.
.B \-\-ignore\-blank\-lines
Ignore changes that just insert or delete blank lines.
Ignore changes in case; consider upper- and lower-case to be the same.
.BI \-\-ignore\-matching\-lines= regexp
Ignore changes that just insert or delete lines that match
.B \-\-ignore\-space\-change
Ignore changes in amount of white space.
Print only the left column of two common lines.
Change the algorithm to perhaps find a smaller set of changes. This
slower (sometimes much slower).
This option is required for merging.
.B \-\-suppress\-common\-lines
Do not print common lines.
.B \-\-speed\-large\-files
Use heuristics to speed handling of large files that have numerous
Expand tabs to spaces in the output, to preserve the alignment of tabs
Treat all files as text and compare them line-by-line, even if they
do not appear to be text.
Output the version number of
Note that for historical reasons, this option is
Ignore horizontal white space when comparing lines.
Note that for historical reasons, this option is
cmp(1), comm(1), diff(1), diff3(1).
An exit status of 0 means no differences were found, 1 means some
differences were found, and 2 means trouble.