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Package: diffutils (1:2.8.1-18) [essential]

File comparison utilities

The diffutils package provides the diff, diff3, sdiff, and cmp programs.

`diff' shows differences between two files, or each corresponding file in two directories. `cmp' shows the offsets and line numbers where two files differ. `cmp' can also show all the characters that differ between the two files, side by side. `diff3' shows differences among three files. `sdiff' merges two files interactively.

The set of differences produced by `diff' can be used to distribute updates to text files (such as program source code) to other people. This method is especially useful when the differences are small compared to the complete files. Given `diff' output, the `patch' program can update, or "patch", a copy of the file.

Tags: Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Application Suite: GNU, Purpose: Comparing, Editing, Works with: Files, Source Code, Text

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alpha 195.4 kB788 kB [list of files]
amd64 188.1 kB764 kB [list of files]
armel 183.1 kB744 kB [list of files]
avr32 (unofficial port) 186.5 kB732 kB [list of files]
hppa 194.7 kB764 kB [list of files]
hurd-i386 183.8 kB744 kB [list of files]
i386 183.4 kB744 kB [list of files]
ia64 222.0 kB876 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64 188.6 kB654 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-i386 183.3 kB630 kB [list of files]
mips 192.1 kB780 kB [list of files]
mipsel 191.5 kB780 kB [list of files]
powerpc 189.3 kB764 kB [list of files]
s390 192.8 kB764 kB [list of files]
sparc 184.6 kB748 kB [list of files]