| -o--output | operate interactively, sending output to FILE |
| -i--ignore-case | consider upper- and lower-case to be the same |
| -E--ignore-tab-expansion | ignore changes due to tab expansion |
| -Z--ignore-trailing-space | ignore white space at line end |
| -b--ignore-space-change | ignore changes in the amount of white space |
| -W--ignore-all-space | ignore all white space |
| -B--ignore-blank-lines | ignore changes whose lines are all blank |
| -I--ignore-matching-lines | ignore changes all whose lines match RE |
| --strip-trailing-cr | strip trailing carriage return on input |
| -a--text | treat all files as text |
| -w--width | output at most NUM (default 130) print columns |
| -l--left-column | output only the left column of common lines |
| -s--suppress-common-lines | do not output common lines |
| -t--expand-tabs | expand tabs to spaces in output |
| --tabsize | tab stops at every NUM (default 8) print columns |
| -d--minimal | try hard to find a smaller set of changes |
| -H--speed-large-files | assume large files, many scattered small changes |
| --diff-program | use PROGRAM to compare files |
| --help | display this help and exit |
| -v--version | output version information and exit |
NAME
sdiff - side-by-side merge of file differences
SYNOPSIS
sdiff [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2
DESCRIPTION
Side-by-side merge of differences between FILE1 and FILE2.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
- -o, --output=FILE
operate interactively, sending output to FILE
- -i, --ignore-case
consider upper- and lower-case to be the same
- -E, --ignore-tab-expansion
ignore changes due to tab expansion
- -Z, --ignore-trailing-space
ignore white space at line end
- -b, --ignore-space-change
ignore changes in the amount of white space
- -W, --ignore-all-space
ignore all white space
- -B, --ignore-blank-lines
ignore changes whose lines are all blank
- -I, --ignore-matching-lines=RE
ignore changes all whose lines match RE
- --strip-trailing-cr
strip trailing carriage return on input
- -a, --text
treat all files as text
- -w, --width=NUM
output at most NUM (default 130) print columns
- -l, --left-column
output only the left column of common lines
- -s, --suppress-common-lines
do not output common lines
- -t, --expand-tabs
expand tabs to spaces in output
- --tabsize=NUM
tab stops at every NUM (default 8) print columns
- -d, --minimal
try hard to find a smaller set of changes
- -H, --speed-large-files
assume large files, many scattered small changes
- --diff-program=PROGRAM
use PROGRAM to compare files
- --help
display this help and exit
- -v, --version
output version information and exit
If a FILE is '-', read standard input. Exit status is 0 if inputs are the same, 1 if different, 2 if trouble.
AUTHOR
Written by Thomas Lord.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to: [email protected] GNU diffutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/> General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
cmp(1), diff(1), diff3(1)
The full documentation for sdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and sdiff programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info sdiff
should give you access to the complete manual.