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NAME

diff3 - compare three files line by line

CONTENTS

SYNOPSIS

diff3 [OPTION]... MYFILE OLDFILE YOURFILE

DESCRIPTION

Compare three files line by line.
-e --ed Output unmerged changes from OLDFILE to YOURFILE into MYFILE.
-E --show-overlap
  Output unmerged changes, bracketing conflicts.
-A --show-all
  Output all changes, bracketing conflicts.
-x --overlap-only
  Output overlapping changes.
-X Output overlapping changes, bracketing them.
-3 --easy-only
  Output unmerged nonoverlapping changes.
-m --merge
  Output merged file instead of ed script (default -A).
-L LABEL --label=LABEL
  Use LABEL instead of file name.
-i Append `w' and `q' commands to ed scripts.
-a --text Treat all files as text.
--strip-trailing-cr
  Strip trailing carriage return on input.
-T --initial-tab
  Make tabs line up by prepending a tab.
--diff-program=PROGRAM
  Use PROGRAM to compare files.
-v --version
  Output version info.
--help Output this help.
If a FILE is `-', read standard input. Exit status is 0 if successful, 1 if conflicts, 2 if trouble.

AUTHOR

Written by Randy Smith.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright &#169; 2004 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.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for diff3 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and diff3 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info diff3

April 2004 DIFF3 (1) diffutils 2.8.7

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