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Options to `sdiff'
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Below is a summary of all of the options that GNU `sdiff' accepts.
Each option has two equivalent names, one of which is a single letter
preceded by `-', and the other of which is a long name preceded by
`--'. Multiple single letter options (unless they take an argument)
can be combined into a single command line argument. Long named
options can be abbreviated to any unique prefix of their name.
`-a'
`--text'
Treat all files as text and compare them line-by-line, even if they
do not appear to be text. Binary.
`-b'
`--ignore-space-change'
Ignore changes in amount of white space. White Space.
`-B'
`--ignore-blank-lines'
Ignore changes that just insert or delete blank lines.
Blank Lines.
`-d'
`--minimal'
Change the algorithm to perhaps find a smaller set of changes.
This makes `sdiff' slower (sometimes much slower). diff
Performance.
`--diff-program=PROGRAM'
Use the compatible comparison program PROGRAM to compare files
instead of `diff'.
`-E'
`--ignore-tab-expansion'
Ignore changes due to tab expansion. White Space.
`--help'
Output a summary of usage and then exit.
`-i'
`--ignore-case'
Ignore changes in case; consider upper- and lower-case to be the
same. Case Folding.
`-I REGEXP'
`--ignore-matching-lines=REGEXP'
Ignore changes that just insert or delete lines that match REGEXP.
Specified Folding.
`-l'
`--left-column'
Print only the left column of two common lines. Side by
Side Format.
`-o FILE'
`--output=FILE'
Put merged output into FILE. This option is required for merging.
`-s'
`--suppress-common-lines'
Do not print common lines. Side by Side Format.
`--speed-large-files'
Use heuristics to speed handling of large files that have numerous
scattered small changes. diff Performance.
`--strip-trailing-cr'
Strip any trailing carriage return at the end of an input line.
Binary.
`-t'
`--expand-tabs'
Expand tabs to spaces in the output, to preserve the alignment of
tabs in the input files. Tabs.
`-v'
`--version'
Output version information and then exit.
`-w COLUMNS'
`--width=COLUMNS'
Output at most COLUMNS (default 130) print columns per line.
Side by Side Format. Note that for historical reasons,
this option is `-W' in `diff', `-w' in `sdiff'.
`-W'
`--ignore-all-space'
Ignore white space when comparing lines. White Space.
Note that for historical reasons, this option is `-w' in `diff',
`-W' in `sdiff'.
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