MacDiff Help Topics
Comparing Files
Using MacDiff
Overview of Diff
What Comparison Means
Hunks
Suppressing Differences in Blank and Tab Spacing
Suppressing Differences in Blank Lines
Suppressing Case Differences
Suppressing Lines Matching a Regular Expression
Summarizing Which Files Differ
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Output Formats
Two Sample Input Files
Showing Differences Without Context
Detailed Description of Normal Format
An Example of Normal Format
Showing Differences in Their Context
Context Format
Detailed Description of Context Format
An Example of Context Format
An Example of Context Format with Less Context
Unified Format
Detailed Description of Unified Format
An Example of Unified Format
Showing Which Sections Differences Are in
Showing Lines That Match Regular Expressions
Showing C Function Headings
Showing Alternate File Names
Showing Differences Side by Side
Controlling Side by Side Format
An Example of Side by Side Format
Merging Files with If-then-else
Line Group Formats
Line Formats
Detailed Description of If-then-else Format
An Example of If-then-else Format
Incomplete Lines
Comparing Directories
Making
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Output Prettier
Preserving Tab Stop Alignment
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Performance Tradeoffs
Invoking
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Options to
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Standards conformance