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.TH WDIFF "1" "January 2024" "GNU wdiff 1.2.2" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
wdiff - display word differences between text files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B wdiff
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,FILE1 FILE2\/\fR
.br
.B wdiff
\fI\,-d \/\fR[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... [\fI\,FILE\/\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
wdiff \- Compares words in two files and report differences.
.PP
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
.TP
\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-copyright\fR
display copyright then exit
.TP
\fB\-1\fR, \fB\-\-no\-deleted\fR
inhibit output of deleted words
.TP
\fB\-2\fR, \fB\-\-no\-inserted\fR
inhibit output of inserted words
.TP
\fB\-3\fR, \fB\-\-no\-common\fR
inhibit output of common words
.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-auto\-pager\fR
automatically calls a pager
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-diff\-input\fR
use single unified diff as input
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
display this help then exit
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-ignore\-case\fR
fold character case while comparing
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-less\-mode\fR
variation of printer mode for "less"
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-avoid\-wraps\fR
do not extend fields through newlines
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-printer\fR
overstrike as for printers
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-statistics\fR
say how many words deleted, inserted etc.
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-terminal\fR
use termcap as for terminal displays
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
display program version then exit
.TP
\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-start\-delete\fR=\fI\,STRING\/\fR
string to mark beginning of delete region
.TP
\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-end\-delete\fR=\fI\,STRING\/\fR
string to mark end of delete region
.TP
\fB\-y\fR, \fB\-\-start\-insert\fR=\fI\,STRING\/\fR
string to mark beginning of insert region
.TP
\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-end\-insert\fR=\fI\,STRING\/\fR
string to mark end of insert region
.SH COMPATIBILITY
Some options that used to provide some unique functionality are no
longer recommended, but still recognized for the sake of backwards
compatibility.
.TP
\fB\-K\fR, \fB\-\-no\-init\-term\fR
Now synonymous to \fI\-\-terminal\fR, which never initializes the
terminal.
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <wdiff\-bugs@gnu.org>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Free Software
Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B wdiff
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B wdiff
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info wdiff
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.