Command: cdiff - context diff Syntax: cdiff [-cn] oldfile newfile Flags: -c Provide n lines of context Examples: cdiff old new >f # Write context diff on f cdiff -c1 old new >f # Use only 1 line of context Cdiff produces a context diff by first running diff and then adding context. Some update programs, like patch, can use context diffs to update files, even in the presence of other, independent changes.