SDIFF(C) XENIX System V SDIFF(C)
Name
sdiff - Compares files side-by-side.
Syntax
sdiff [ options ... ] file1 file2
Description
sdiff uses the output of diff(C) to produce a side-by-side
listing of two files indicating those lines that are
different. Each line of the two files is printed with a
blank gutter between them if the lines are identical, a < in
the gutter if the line only exists in file1, a > in the
gutter if the line only exists in file2, and a | for lines
that are different.
For example:
x | y
a a
b <
c <
d d
> c
The following options exist:
-w n Uses the next argument, n, as the width of the
output line. The default line length is 130
characters.
-l Only prints the left side of any lines that are
identical.
-s Does not print identical lines.
-o output Uses the next argument, output, as the name of a
third file that is created as a user-controlled
merging of file1 and file2. Identical lines of
file1 and file2 are copied to output. Sets of
differences, as produced by diff(C), are printed;
where a set of differences share a common gutter
character. After printing each set of
differences, sdiff prompts the user with a % and
waits for one of the following user-typed
commands:
l Appends the left column to the
output file
r Appends the right column to the
output file
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SDIFF(C) XENIX System V SDIFF(C)
s Turns on silent mode; does not print
identical lines
v Turns off silent mode
e l Calls the editor with the left
column
e r Calls the editor with the right
column
e b Calls the editor with the
concatenation of left and right
e Calls the editor with a zero length
file
q Exits from the program
On exit from the editor, the resulting file is
concatenated on the end of the output file.
See Also
diff(C), ed(C)
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