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Date:      Wed, 1 Nov 1995 10:51:05 +0100 (MET)
From:      Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
To:        vince@apollo.COSC.GOV (-Vince-)
Cc:        jc@irbs.com, current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 2.1 update
Message-ID:  <199511010951.KAA15481@keltia.freenix.fr>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951031212306.944Y@apollo.COSC.GOV> from "-Vince-" at Oct 31, 95 09:24:02 pm

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It seems that -Vince- said:
> 	I know what you mean but what does the > and < and other stuff 
> mean from the diff output?

the "<" means these lines  are from the first  file and  the ">" that  they
come from the second. 

Anyway,  what you want  is either "diff -u"  or "diff -c"  output. Both are
easier to read. Unified diffs ("-u") are smaller. You  will see easily what
has changed and what was added/removed. 

"-c" will give you lines preceded by "+"/"-" for  added removed and "!" for
changed lines in separate area for both files.

"-u" will  give you only  "+"/"-" but there is  only one area displayed (so
they are smaller).
-- 
Ollivier ROBERT    -=- The daemon is FREE! -=-    roberto@keltia.frmug.fr.net
   FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 2.2-CURRENT #5: Mon Oct 30 00:03:29 MET 1995



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