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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. |