Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 07:53:22 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changing diff's default output format Message-ID: <99Dec30.074402est.40323@border.alcanet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912300208570.818-100000@alphplex.bde.org>; from bde@zeta.org.au on Thu, Dec 30, 1999 at 02:11:25AM %2B1100 References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912281347080.1577-100000@beppo.feral.com> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912300208570.818-100000@alphplex.bde.org>
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On 1999-Dec-30 02:11:25 +1100, Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> wrote: >From a POSIX.2 draft: > >P2> file2. This list should be minimal. No output shall be produced if the > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I would read this as `the list of differences should be minimal', not `the output size should be minimal'. If you want to minimize output size, I think 'diff -e' will normally be shorter than plain diff :-) (because deleted lines turn into a single `d', rather than a repeat of the deleted line). Peter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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