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.TH ICDIFF 1 "2020-11-15" "1.9.5" "SlackBuilds.org"
.SH NAME
icdiff \- improved color diff
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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icdiff [\fI\-options\fP] left_file right_file
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git\-icdiff [\fIgit diff options\fP]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBicdiff\fP show differences between files in a colorful two column view.
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\fBgit\-icdiff\fP is a wrapper around \fBgit diff\fP that uses \fBicdiff\fP to show diffs.
.SH OPTIONS
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.B \-\-version
show program\(aqs version number and exit
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.B \-h\fP,\fB  \-\-help
show this help message and exit
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.BI \-\-cols\fB= COLS
specify the width of the screen. Autodetection is Unix only
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.BI \-\-encoding\fB= ENCODING
specify the file encoding; defaults to utf8
.TP
.BI \-E \ MATCHER\fP,\fB \ \-\-exclude\-lines\fB= MATCHER
Do not diff lines that match this regex. Not compatible with the \(aqline\-numbers\(aq option
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.BI \-\-head\fB= HEAD
consider only the first N lines of each file
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.B \-H\fP,\fB  \-\-highlight
color by changing the background color instead of the foreground color.  Very fast, ugly, displays all changes
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.BI \-L \ LABELS\fP,\fB \ \-\-label\fB= LABELS
override file labels with arbitrary tags. Use twice, one for each file
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.B \-N\fP,\fB  \-\-line\-numbers
generate output with line numbers. Not compatible with the \(aqexclude\-lines\(aq option.
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.B \-\-no\-bold
use non\-bold colors; recommended for solarized
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.B \-\-no\-headers
don\(aqt label the left and right sides with their file names
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.BI \-\-output\-encoding\fB= OUTPUT_ENCODING
specify the output encoding; defaults to utf8
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.B \-r\fP,\fB  \-\-recursive
recursively compare subdirectories
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.B \-\-show\-all\-spaces
color all non\-matching whitespace including that which is not needed for drawing the eye to changes.  Slow, ugly, displays all changes
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.BI \-\-tabsize\fB= TABSIZE
tab stop spacing
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.B \-u\fP,\fB  \-\-patch
generate patch. This is always true, and only exists for compatibility
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.BI \-U \ NUM\fP,\fB \ \-\-unified\fB= NUM\fP,\fB \ \-\-numlines\fB= NUM
how many lines of context to print; can\(aqt be combined with \-\-whole\-file
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.B \-W\fP,\fB  \-\-whole\-file
show the whole file instead of just changed lines and context
.TP
.B \-\-strip\-trailing\-cr
strip any trailing carriage return at the end of an input line
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.BI \-\-color\-map\fB= COLOR_MAP
choose which colors are used for which items. Default is \-\-color\-map=\(aqadd:green_bold,change:yellow_bold,description:blue,meta:magenta,separator:blue,subtract:red_bold\(aq.  You don\(aqt have to override all of them: \(aq\-\-color\-map=separator:white,description:cyan\(aq
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.SH NOTE
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It\(aqs highly recommended to use wide terminals with \fBicdiff\fP, for
instance 160 columns or more.
.SH EXAMPLES
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See the file /usr/doc/icdiff\-1.9.5/README.md for examples.
.SH COPYRIGHT
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See the file /usr/doc/icdiff\-1.9.5/LICENSE for license information.
.SH AUTHORS
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icdiff was written by Jeff Kaufman.
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This man page written for the SlackBuilds.org project
by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL.
.SH SEE ALSO
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diff(1), colordiff(1), git\-difftool(1)
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The icdiff homepage: \fI\%https://www.jefftk.com/icdiff\fP
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