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.TH WDIFF "1" "May 2012" "wdiff 1.1.2" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
wdiff \- manual page for wdiff 1.1.2
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B wdiff2
[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIFILE1 FILE2\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
wdiff \- Compute word differences by internally launching `mdiff \fB\-W\fR'.
This program exists mainly to support the now oldish `wdiff' syntax.
.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\-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\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
inhibit the `mdiff' call message
.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=\fISTRING\fR
string to mark beginning of delete region
.TP
\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-end\-delete\fR=\fISTRING\fR
string to mark end of delete region
.TP
\fB\-y\fR, \fB\-\-start\-insert\fR=\fISTRING\fR
string to mark beginning of insert region
.TP
\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-end\-insert\fR=\fISTRING\fR
string to mark end of insert region
.PP
This program also tells how `mdiff' could have been called directly.
.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 1997, 1998, 1999 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.