sdiff
[options
]file1
file2
Produce a side-by-side comparison of
file1
with
file2
. Output is:
text text
Identical lines.
text <
Line exists only in
file1
.
text
Line exists only in
file2
.
text
|
text
Lines are different.
List only lines of
file1
that are identical.
outfile
Send identical lines of
file1
and
file2
to
outfile
; print line differences and edit
outfile
by entering, when prompted, the following commands:
Edit an empty file.
Edit both left and right columns.
Edit left column.
Edit right column.
Append left column to outfile.
Exit the editor.
Append right column to outfile.
Silent mode; do not print identical lines.
Turn off "silent mode."
Do not print identical lines.
n
Set line length to
n
(default is usually 130).