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diff --git a/misc/dwdiff/README b/misc/dwdiff/README index 17c4433461866..255de9238a992 100644 --- a/misc/dwdiff/README +++ b/misc/dwdiff/README @@ -1,12 +1,11 @@ -dwdiff is a front-end for the diff program that operates at the word -level instead of the line level. It is different from wdiff in that it -allows the user to specify what should be considered whitespace, and in -that it takes an optional list of characters that should be considered -delimiters. Delimiters are single characters that are treated as if they -are words, even when there is no whitespace separating them from -preceding words or delimiters. dwdiff is mostly commandline compatible -with wdiff. Only the --autopager, --terminal and --avoid-wraps options -are not supported. +dwdiff is a diff program that operates at the word level instead of the +line level. It is different from wdiff in that it allows the user to +specify what should be considered whitespace, and in that it takes an +optional list of characters that should be considered delimiters. +Delimiters are single characters that are treated as if they are words, +even when there is no whitespace separating them from preceding words or +delimiters. dwdiff is mostly commandline compatible with wdiff. Only the +--autopager, --terminal and --avoid-wraps options are not supported. The default output from dwdiff is the new text, with the deleted and inserted parts annotated with markers. Command line options are |