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DIFF3(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual DIFF3(1)

NAME

    diff3 - 3-way differential file comparison

SYNOPSIS

    diff3 [ -ex3 ] file1 file2 file3

DESCRIPTION

    _D_i_f_f_3 compares three versions of a file, and publishes
    disagreeing ranges of text flagged with these codes:

    ====            all three files differ

    ====1           _f_i_l_e_1 is different

    ====2           _f_i_l_e_2 is different

    ====3           _f_i_l_e_3 is different

    The type of change suffered in converting a given range of a
    given file to some other is indicated in one of these ways:

    _f : _n_1 a        Text is to be appended after line number _n_1
                    in file _f, where _f = 1, 2, or 3.

    _f : _n_1 , _n_2 c   Text is to be changed in the range line _n_1
                    to line _n_2.  If _n_1 = _n_2, the range may be
                    abbreviated to _n_1.

    The original contents of the range follows immediately after
    a c indication.  When the contents of two files are identi-
    cal, the contents of the lower-numbered file is suppressed.

    Under the -e option, _d_i_f_f_3 publishes a script for the editor
    _e_d that will incorporate into _f_i_l_e_1 all changes between
    _f_i_l_e_2 and _f_i_l_e_3, _i._e.  the changes that normally would be
    flagged ==== and ====3.  Option -x (-3) produces a script to
    incorporate only changes flagged ==== (====3).  The follow-
    ing command will apply the resulting script to `file1'.

               (cat script; echo '1,$p') | ed - file1

FILES

    /tmp/d3?????
    /usr/lib/diff3

SEE ALSO

    diff(1)

BUGS

    Text lines that consist of a single `.' will defeat -e.