module Diff::LCS::Ldiff

ldiff Usage

ldiff [options] oldfile newfile
-c

Displays a context diff with 3 lines of context.

-C [LINES], –context [LINES]

Displays a context diff with LINES lines of context. Default 3 lines.

-u

Displays a unified diff with 3 lines of context.

-U [LINES], –unified [LINES]

Displays a unified diff with LINES lines of context. Default 3 lines.

-e

Creates an 'ed' script to change oldfile to newfile.

-f

Creates an 'ed' script to change oldfile to newfile in reverse order.

-a, –text

Treats the files as text and compares them line-by-line, even if they do not seem to be text.

–binary

Treats the files as binary.

-q, –brief

Reports only whether or not the files differ, not the details.

–help

Shows the command-line help.

–version

Shows the version of Diff::LCS.

By default, runs produces an “old-style” diff, with output like UNIX diff.

Copyright © 2004 Austin Ziegler

Part of Diff::LCS <http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruwiki/>
Austin Ziegler <diff-lcs@halostatue.ca>

This program is free software. It may be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of the GPL version 2 (or later), the Perl Artistic licence, or the Ruby licence.

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