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WDIFF(1)			  User Commands 			WDIFF(1)

NAME
     wdiff - display word differences between text files

SYNOPSIS
     wdiff [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2
     wdiff -d [OPTION]... [FILE]

DESCRIPTION
     wdiff - Compares words in two files and report differences.

     Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

     -C, --copyright
	    display copyright then exit

     -1, --no-deleted
	    inhibit output of deleted words

     -2, --no-inserted
	    inhibit output of inserted words

     -3, --no-common
	    inhibit output of common words

     -a, --auto-pager
	    automatically calls a pager

     -d, --diff-input
	    use single unified diff as input

     -h, --help
	    display this help then exit

     -i, --ignore-case
	    fold character case while comparing

     -l, --less-mode
	    variation of printer mode for "less"

     -n, --avoid-wraps
	    do not extend fields through newlines

     -p, --printer
	    overstrike as for printers

     -s, --statistics
	    say how many words deleted, inserted etc.

     -t, --terminal
	    use termcap as for terminal displays

     -v, --version
	    display program version then exit

     -w, --start-delete=STRING
	    string to mark beginning of delete region

     -x, --end-delete=STRING
	    string to mark end of delete region

     -y, --start-insert=STRING
	    string to mark beginning of insert region

     -z, --end-insert=STRING
	    string to mark end of insert region

COMPATIBILITY
     Some  options  that used to provide some unique functionality are no longer
     recommended, but still recognized for the sake of backwards compatibility.

     -K, --no-init-term
	    Now synonymous to --terminal, which never initializes the terminal.

AUTHOR
     Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report bugs to <wdiff-bugs@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Free	Software
     Foundation, Inc.
     This  is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
     warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
     The full documentation for wdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
     info and wdiff programs are properly installed at your site, the command

	    info wdiff

     should give you access to the complete manual.

wdiff 1.2.2			   April 2014				WDIFF(1)

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