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wdiff - display word differences between text files

Author

       Written by Franc,ois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca>.

Compatibility

       Some  options  that  used  to  provide  some  unique  functionality  are no longer recommended, but still
       recognized for the sake of backwards compatibility.

       -K, --no-init-term
              Now synonymous to --terminal, which never initializes the terminal.

Description

       wdiff - Compares words in two files and report differences.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

       -C, --copyright
              display copyright then exit

       -1, --no-deleted
              inhibit output of deleted words

       -2, --no-inserted
              inhibit output of inserted words

       -3, --no-common
              inhibit output of common words

       -a, --auto-pager
              automatically calls a pager

       -d, --diff-input
              use single unified diff as input

       -h, --help
              display this help then exit

       -i, --ignore-case
              fold character case while comparing

       -l, --less-mode
              variation of printer mode for "less"

       -n, --avoid-wraps
              do not extend fields through newlines

       -p, --printer
              overstrike as for printers

       -s, --statistics
              say how many words deleted, inserted etc.

       -t, --terminal
              use termcap as for terminal displays

       -v, --version
              display program version then exit

       -w, --start-delete=STRING
              string to mark beginning of delete region

       -x, --end-delete=STRING
              string to mark end of delete region

       -y, --start-insert=STRING
              string to mark beginning of insert region

       -z, --end-insert=STRING
              string to mark end of insert region

Name

       wdiff - display word differences between text files

Reporting Bugs

       Report bugs to <wdiff-bugs@gnu.org>.

See Also

       The  full  documentation for wdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and wdiff programs are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              infowdiff

       should give you access to the complete manual.

wdiff 1.2.2                                        April 2014                                           WDIFF(1)

Synopsis

wdiff [OPTION]... FILE1FILE2wdiff-d [OPTION]... [FILE]

See Also