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Subject:	Re: diff -u
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Date:	Wed, 27 Dec 2000 14:45:50 -0500 (EST)
From:	"Alain Magloire" <alain AT qnx DOT com>
In-Reply-To:	<Pine.SUN.3.91.1001227190901.12222C-100000@is> from "Eli Zaretskii" at Dec 27, 2000 07:12:27 PM
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> 
> 
> On Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Martin Str|mberg wrote:
> 
> > What's the context in context diffs that aren't in unified diffs?
> 
> Unified (-u) diffs prefer line deletions and additions, while context 
> (-c) diffs favor groups of changed lines.  The latter makes it easier to 
> see the two versions side by side, while -u requires you to reconstruct 
> that mentally.  Some people find that reconstruction hard.

True, but you can put some context, for example
diff -U3
asking for 3 lines context. At least GNU diff can do this.

IIRC gcc maintainers asked for
diff -c3p
diff -up

-- 
au revoir, alain
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Aussi haut que l'on soit assis, on est toujours assis que sur son cul !!!

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