mdiff(1) manual page for mdiff 0.6.3

SYNOPSIS

mdiff [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

mdiff - Studies multiple files and searches for similar sequences, it then produces possibly detailed lists of differences and similarities.

Operation modes:

-h
(ignored)
-v, --verbose
report a few statistics on stderr
--help
display this help then exit
--version
display program version then exit

Formatting output:

-T, --initial-tab
produce TAB instead of initial space
-l, --paginate
paginate output through `pr'
-S, --string[=STRING]
take note of another user STRING
-V, --show-links
give file and line references in annotations
-t, --expand-tabs
expand tabs to spaces in the output

Debugging:

-0, --debugging
output many details about what is going on

Word mode options:

-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
-k, --less-mode
variation of printer mode for "less"
-m, --avoid-wraps
do not extend fields through newlines
-o, --printer
overstrike as for printers
-z, --terminal
use termcap as for terminal displays
-K, --no-init-term
like -z, but no termcap init/term strings
-O, --item-regexp=REGEXP
compare items as defined by REGEXP
-W, --word-mode
compare words instead of lines

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

AUTHOR

Written by Franc,ois Pinard <[email protected]>.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2010 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.