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CUT-DIFF(1) Cutter's manual CUT-DIFF(1)
["NAME"]
cut-diff - show difference between 2 files with color
["SYNOPSIS"]
cut-diff [option ...] file1 file2
["DESCRIPTION"]
cut-diff is a diff command that uses diff feature in Cutter. It shows
difference with color.
It's recommended that you use a normal diff(1) when you want to use
with patch(1) or you don't need color.
["OPTIONS"]
--version
cut-diff shows its own version and exits.
-c [yes|true|no|false|auto], --color=[yes|true|no|false|auto]
If 'yes' or 'true' is specified, cut-diff uses colorized output
by escape sequence. If 'no' or 'false' is specified, cut-diff
never use colorized output. If 'auto' or the option is omitted,
cut-diff uses colorized output if available.
The default is auto.
-u, --unified
cut-diff uses unified diff format.
--context-lines=LINES
Shows diff context around LINES.
All lines are shown by default. When unified diff format is
used, 3 lines are shown by default.
--label=LABEL, -L=LABEL
Uses LABEL as a header label. The first--label option value is
used as file1's label and the second --label option value is
used asfile2's label.
Labels are the same as file names by default.
["EXIT STATUS"]
The exit status is 0 for success, non-0 otherwise.
TODO: 0 for non-difference, 1 for difference and non-0 for errors.
["EXAMPLE"]
In the following example, cut-diff shows difference between file1 and
file2:
% cut-diff file1 file2
In the following example, cut-diff shows difference between file1 and
file2 with unified diff format:
% cut-diff -u file1 file2
["SEE ALSO"]
diff(1)
Cutter October 2012 CUT-DIFF(1)