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<H1>cdiff(1)</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
cdiff - context diff
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>cdiff</STRONG> [<STRONG>-c</STRONG><EM>n</EM>] <EM>oldfile</EM> <EM>newfile</EM>
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>-c</STRONG> Provide <EM>n</EM> lines of context
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>cdiff</STRONG> <STRONG>old</STRONG> <STRONG>new</STRONG> <STRONG>&gt;f</STRONG> # Write context diff on <EM>f</EM>
<STRONG>cdiff</STRONG> <STRONG>-c1</STRONG> <STRONG>old</STRONG> <STRONG>new</STRONG> <STRONG>&gt;f</STRONG>
# Use only 1 line of context
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
<EM>Cdiff</EM> produces a context diff by first running <EM>diff</EM> and then adding
context. Some update programs, like <EM>patch</EM>, can use context diffs to
update files, even in the presence of other, independent changes.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="../man1/cmp.1.html">cmp(1)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man1/diff.1.html">diff(1)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man1/patch.1.html">patch(1)</A></STRONG>.
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