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DIFF3(1)			  User Commands 			DIFF3(1)

NAME
     diff3 - compare three files line by line

SYNOPSIS
     diff3 [OPTION]... MYFILE OLDFILE YOURFILE

DESCRIPTION
     Compare three files line by line.

     -e  --ed
	    Output unmerged changes from OLDFILE to YOURFILE into MYFILE.

     -E  --show-overlap
	    Output unmerged changes, bracketing conflicts.

     -A  --show-all
	    Output all changes, bracketing conflicts.

     -x  --overlap-only
	    Output overlapping changes.

     -X     Output overlapping changes, bracketing them.

     -3  --easy-only
	    Output unmerged nonoverlapping changes.

     -m  --merge
	    Output merged file instead of ed script (default -A).

     -L LABEL  --label=LABEL
	    Use LABEL instead of file name.

     -i     Append `w' and `q' commands to ed scripts.

     -a  --text
	    Treat all files as text.

     --strip-trailing-cr
	    Strip trailing carriage return on input.

     -T  --initial-tab
	    Make tabs line up by prepending a tab.

     --diff-program=PROGRAM
	    Use PROGRAM to compare files.

     -v  --version
	    Output version info.

     --help
	    Output this help.

     If  a  FILE is `-', read standard input.  Exit status is 0 if successful, 1
     if conflicts, 2 if trouble.

AUTHOR
     Written by Randy Smith.

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

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2004 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 diff3 is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
     info and diff3 programs are properly installed at your site, the command

	    info diff3

     should give you access to the complete manual.

diffutils 2.8.7 		   April 2004				DIFF3(1)

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