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diff Output Formatsdiff has several mutually exclusive options for output format.
The following sections describe each format, illustrating how
diff reports the differences between two sample input files.
| • Sample diff Input | Sample diff input files for examples.
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| • Context | Showing differences with the surrounding text. | |
| • Side by Side | Showing differences in two columns. | |
| • Normal | Showing differences without surrounding text. | |
| • Scripts | Generating scripts for other programs. | |
| • If-then-else | Merging files with if-then-else. |