On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 02:55:26PM -0800, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > I must be really stupid, so forgive me, but I can't figure out for the > life of me how to use the diff command. I've read the man pages and > looked at some stuff on the internet, but I can't get it to do what I > want it to do. But then maybe it doesn't do what I want it to do.
Other people have dealt with the fact that diff probably thinks the files are binary, but in addition I'd recommend using the -u flag, or at the very least -c. The original diff format is very hard to read and by default includes no context; "unified" (-u) diffs are much more legible. Most developers seem to prefer them for patches, too. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
