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.TH IDIFF 1
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.SH NAME
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idiff \- interactive diff
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B idiff
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[
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.B -bw
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]
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.I file1
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.I file2
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I Idiff
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interactively
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merges
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.I file1
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and
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.I file2
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onto standard output.
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Wherever
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.I file1
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and
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.I file2
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differ,
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.I idiff
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displays the differences in the style of
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.RB `` diff
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.BR -n ''
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on standard error
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and prompts the user to select a chunk.
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Valid responses are:
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.TP
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.B <
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Use the chunk from
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.IR file1 .
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.TP
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.B >
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Use the chunk from
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.IR file2 .
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.TP
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.B =
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Use the diff output itself.
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.TP
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.BR q< ", " q> ", " q=
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Use the given response for all future questions.
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.TP
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.BI ! cmd
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Execute
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.I cmd
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and prompt again.
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.PP
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.I Idiff
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invokes
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.IR diff (1)
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to compare the files.
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The
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.B -b
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and
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.B -w
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flags,
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if passed,
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are
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passed to
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.IR diff .
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.SH FILES
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.B /tmp/idiff.*
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.SH SOURCE
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.B \*9/src/cmd/idiff.c
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.SH "SEE ALSO
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.IR diff (1)
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.br
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Kernighan and Pike,
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.IR "The Unix Programming Environment" ,
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Prentice-Hall, 1984.
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