sdiff(1)
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sdiff Command
side-by-side difference program
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SYNTAX
sdiff [ options ... ] file1 file2
DESCRIPTION
Sdiff uses the output of diff(1) to produce a side-by-side
listing of two files indicating those lines that are different.
Each line of the two files is printed with a blank gutter between
them if the lines are identical, a < in the gutter if the line
exists only in file1; a > in the gutter if the line exists only
in file2; and a | for lines that are different.
For example:
x | y
a a
b <
c <
d d
> c
Options are:
-w n Use the next argument, n, as the width of the output
line. The default line length is 130 characters.
-l Print only the left side of any lines that are
identical.
-s Do not print identical lines.
-o output Use the next argument, output, as the name of a
third file that is created as a user-controlled
merging of file1 and file2. Identical lines of
file1 and file2 are copied to output. Sets of
differences, as produced by diff(1), are printed; a
set of differences share a common gutter character.
After printing each set of differences, sdiff
prompts the user with a % and waits for one of the
following user-typed commands:
l Append the left column to the output file
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r Append the right column to the output
file
s Turn on silent mode; do not print
identical lines
v Turn off silent mode
e l Call the editor with the left column
e r Call the editor with the right column
e b Call the editor with the concatenation of
left and right
e Call the editor with a zero length file
q Exit from the program
On exit from the editor, the resulting file is
concatenated on the end of the output file.
SEE ALSO
diff(1), ed(1).
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