--normal output a normal diff (the default) -q, --brief report only when files differ -s, --report-identical-files report when two files are the same -c, -C NUM, --context[=NUM] output NUM (default 3) lines of copied context -u, -U NUM, --unified[=NUM] output NUM (default...
If either (but only one) file name is–,diffuses a copy of the standard input for that file. If exactly one ofpath1orpath2is a directory,diffuses a file in that directory with the same name as the other file name. If both are directories,diffcompares files with the same file names ...
The context format (-c) is adiffcommand option that outputs several lines of context around the lines that differ. To display the difference between the files in the context form, use the command: diff -c example1.txt example2.txtCopy The output includes: The first two lines. They display...
--normal output a normaldiff(the default)-q, --brief report only when files differ -s, --report-identical-files report when two files are the same -c, -C NUM, --context[=NUM]output NUM(default3)lines of copied context -u, -U NUM, --unified[=NUM]output NUM(default3)lines of un...
-q, --brief report only when files differ -s, --report-identical-files report when two files are the same -c, -C NUM, --context[=NUM] output NUM (default 3) lines of copied context -u, -U NUM, --unified[=NUM] output NUM (default 3) lines of unified context ...
Show which C function each change is in.(若比较的文件为C语言的程序码文件时,显示差异所在的函数名称) -F RE --show-function-line=RE Show the most recent(最近的???) line matching RE. -q --brief Output only whether files differ.(仅显示有无差异,不显示详细的信息) ...
Compare directories, only showing the names of files that differ: diff -r|--recursive -q|--brief old_directory new_directory Create a patch file for Git from the differences of two text files, treating nonexistent files as empty: diff -a|--text -u|--unified -N|--new-file old_file ...
Differences pane The differences pane is displayed only for that have the same names and exist in both folders. If a file or a database object exists only in one folder, the pane displays the contents of the selected file. To switch between the panes of the Diff Viewer, pressCtrlTab...
Use the diff --color tool to show extra lines. For instance, add a few additional lines to file B. Print the contents of both files with: cat -n ACopy cat -n BCopy The output shows that B now contains five additional lines: Two empty ones (lines eight and nine). Three with the ...
If two lines differ in trailing whitespaces only, these lines are considered equal. If two lines are different, trailing whitespaces are not highlighted in the By word mode. Ignore whitespaces: white spaces are not important, regardless of their location in the source code. Ignore whitespaces ...