diff (Unix program)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:graphical_user_interface
gptkb:software
gptkbp:author gptkb:Douglas_McIlroy
gptkbp:category gptkb:software
Unix text processing utilities
gptkbp:commanded diff [options] file1 file2
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Unix
gptkbp:firstAppearance 1974
gptkbp:format gptkb:RCS
context
side-by-side
unified
normal
ed script
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label diff (Unix program)
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:GNU_diffutils
gptkb:POSIX_standard
gptkbp:license various open source licenses
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:macOS
gptkb:Unix
gptkb:BSD
gptkb:Linux
Windows (via ports)
gptkbp:option -i (ignore case)
-r (recursive)
-c (context format)
-q (brief output)
-u (unified format)
-w (ignore whitespace)
gptkbp:programmingLanguage C
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:patch_(Unix_program)
gptkb:cmp_(Unix_program)
gptkb:comm_(Unix_program)
gptkbp:usedFor comparing files
showing differences between files
gptkbp:website https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:patch_(Unix_program)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6