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.TH MDIFF "1" "May 2012" "mdiff 1.1.2" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
mdiff \- manual page for mdiff 1.1.2
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mdiff
[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
mdiff \- Studies multiple files and searches for similar sequences, it then
produces possibly detailed lists of differences and similarities.
.SS "Operation modes:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR
(ignored)
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
report a few statistics on stderr
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help then exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
display program version then exit
.SS "Formatting output:"
.TP
\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-initial\-tab\fR
produce TAB instead of initial space
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-paginate\fR
paginate output through `pr'
.TP
\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-string\fR[=\fISTRING\fR]
take note of another user STRING
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-show\-links\fR
give file and line references in annotations
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-expand\-tabs\fR
expand tabs to spaces in the output
.SS "Debugging:"
.TP
\fB\-0\fR, \fB\-\-debugging\fR
output many details about what is going on
.SS "Word mode options:"
.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\-k\fR, \fB\-\-less\-mode\fR
variation of printer mode for "less"
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-avoid\-wraps\fR
do not extend fields through newlines
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-printer\fR
overstrike as for printers
.TP
\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-terminal\fR
use termcap as for terminal displays
.TP
\fB\-O\fR, \fB\-\-item\-regexp\fR=\fIREGEXP\fR
compare items as defined by REGEXP
.TP
\fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-word\-mode\fR
compare words instead of lines
.PP
With no FILE, or when FILE is \-, read standard input.
.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, 2010 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 mdiff
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B mdiff
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info mdiff
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.