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.TH IDIFF 1
.CT 1 files dirs
.SH NAME
idiff \(mi interactive file comparison
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B idiff
.I file1 file2
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Idiff
compares
.I file1
with
.I file2
using
.IR diff ,
then presents each set of changed lines
for selection or processing.
.I File2
may be a directory;
in that case, the basename of
.I file1
is appended.
.PP
For each group, legal responses are
.TP
.B <
to retain the `from' lines
.TP
.B >
to retain the `to' lines
.TP
.B e
to edit both sets of lines
.TP
.B d
to delete both sets
.TP
.B 1
to retain the rest of the `from' file
.TP
.B 2
to retain the rest of the `to' file
.TP
.B !
to invoke a shell command
.PP
Lines common to each file are copied verbatim.
Lines produced by this process,
including the lines written from within the editor,
are written to file
.IR idiff.out .
.SH FILES
.TF /tmp/idiff.*
.TP
.F idiff.out
.TP
.F idiff.*
.TP
.F /tmp/idiff.*
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR diff (1)
.SH BUGS
There is no way to revisit a choice.

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