Name
sdiff
Synopsis
sdiff -ooutfile
[options
]from to
Find differences between the two files from and to and merge interactively, writing the results to outfile.
Options
- --
Treat remaining options as filenames, even if they begin with -.
- -a, --text
Treat all files as text and compare line-by-line.
- -b, --ignore-space-change
Ignore differences in whitespace.
- -B, --ignore-blank-lines
Ignore added or missing blank lines.
- -d, --minimal
Use a different algorithm to find fewer changes. This option causes sdiff to run more slowly.
- -H, --speed-large-files
Heuristically speed comparison of large files with many small scattered changes.
- -i, --ignore-case
Ignore case changes.
- -I regexp, --ignore-matching-lines= regexp
Ignore any changes that insert or delete lines matching the regular expression regexp.
- --ignore-all-space
Ignore whitespace when comparing lines.
- -l, --left-column
Print only the left column of common lines.
- -o file, --output= file
Write merged output to the specified file.
- -s, --suppress-common-lines
Suppress common lines.
- -t, --expand-tabs
Convert tabs to spaces in the output to preserve alignment.
- -v, --version
Print version information and exit.
- -w cols, --width= cols
Set the output to cols columns wide.
- -W
Ignore horizontal whitespace when comparing lines.
Interactive commands
- ed
Edit, then use both versions, with a header for each.
- eb
Edit, then use both versions.
- el
Edit, then use the left version.
- er
Edit, then use the right version.
- e
Edit a new version to replace the others. ...
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