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==Utilities== | ==Utilities== | ||
| − | ;[[diff]] : | + | ;[[:wikipedia:diff|diff]] : compares two files and shows the differences, line by line. |
| − | ;[[cmp]] : | + | ;[[:wikipedia:cmp (Unix)|cmp]] : shows the offset and line numbers where two files differ, or cmp can show the characters that differ between the two files. |
| − | ;[[diff3]] : | + | ;[[:wikipedia:diff3|diff3]] : shows the differences between three files. Diff3 can be used when two people have made independent changes to a common original; diff3 can produce a merged file that contains both persons' changes and warnings about conflicts. |
| − | ; | + | ;sdiff : can be used to list diff of two files side by side or merge two files interactively. |
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| + | ==Patchset== | ||
| + | *The easiest way to keep track of your patches to your code is to use <tt>diff</tt>. E.g.: | ||
| + | diff -urNP foo bar > patchset_20071228.patch | ||
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| + | *You can then commit the patchset like so: | ||
| + | patch -p0 --dry-run < patchset_20071228.patch # Test first, then really do it: | ||
| + | patch -p0 < patchset_20071228.patch | ||
| + | patch -p0 -R < patchset_20071228.patch # Apply diff in reverse | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Textutils]] | *[[Textutils]] | ||
*[[Findutils]] | *[[Findutils]] | ||
| + | *[[:wikipedia:Quilt (software)|Quilt]] — utility for managing a series of changes (i.e., [[:wikipedia:Patch (computing)|patches]]) to the source code of any computer program | ||
| + | *[[:wikipedia:Kompare|Kompare]] (aka <code>kdiff</code>) | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:47, 9 July 2012
Diffutils are a GNU collection of diff utilities.
Contents
Utilities
- diff
- compares two files and shows the differences, line by line.
- cmp
- shows the offset and line numbers where two files differ, or cmp can show the characters that differ between the two files.
- diff3
- shows the differences between three files. Diff3 can be used when two people have made independent changes to a common original; diff3 can produce a merged file that contains both persons' changes and warnings about conflicts.
- sdiff
- can be used to list diff of two files side by side or merge two files interactively.
Patchset
- The easiest way to keep track of your patches to your code is to use diff. E.g.:
diff -urNP foo bar > patchset_20071228.patch
- You can then commit the patchset like so:
patch -p0 --dry-run < patchset_20071228.patch # Test first, then really do it: patch -p0 < patchset_20071228.patch patch -p0 -R < patchset_20071228.patch # Apply diff in reverse
See also
- Coreutils
- Binutils
- Textutils
- Findutils
- Quilt — utility for managing a series of changes (i.e., patches) to the source code of any computer program
- Kompare (aka
kdiff)
