rcsdiff.1 revision 50472
19Sjkh.de Id 29Sjkh.ds Rv \\$3 39Sjkh.ds Dt \\$4 49Sjkh.. 550472Speter.Id $FreeBSD: head/gnu/usr.bin/rcs/rcsdiff/rcsdiff.1 50472 1999-08-27 23:37:10Z peter $ 69Sjkh.ds r \&\s-1RCS\s0 79Sjkh.if n .ds - \%-- 89Sjkh.if t .ds - \(em 99Sjkh.TH RCSDIFF 1 \*(Dt GNU 109Sjkh.SH NAME 119Sjkhrcsdiff \- compare RCS revisions 129Sjkh.SH SYNOPSIS 139Sjkh.B rcsdiff 149Sjkh[ 159Sjkh.BI \-k subst 169Sjkh] [ 179Sjkh.B \-q 189Sjkh] [ 199Sjkh.BI \-r rev1 209Sjkh[ 219Sjkh.BI \-r rev2 229Sjkh] ] [ 2311891Speter.B \-T 249Sjkh] [ 2511891Speter.RI "\f3\-V\fP[" n ] 2611891Speter] [ 279Sjkh.BI \-x suffixes 289Sjkh] [ 2911891Speter.BI \-z zone 3011891Speter] [ 319Sjkh.I "diff options" 329Sjkh] 339Sjkh.I "file .\|.\|." 349Sjkh.SH DESCRIPTION 359Sjkh.B rcsdiff 369Sjkhruns 379Sjkh.BR diff (1) 389Sjkhto compare two revisions of each \*r file given. 399Sjkh.PP 409SjkhPathnames matching an \*r suffix denote \*r files; 419Sjkhall others denote working files. 429SjkhNames are paired as explained in 439Sjkh.BR ci (1). 449Sjkh.PP 459SjkhThe option 469Sjkh.B \-q 479Sjkhsuppresses diagnostic output. 489SjkhZero, one, or two revisions may be specified with 499Sjkh.BR \-r . 509SjkhThe option 519Sjkh.BI \-k subst 529Sjkhaffects keyword substitution when extracting 539Sjkhrevisions, as described in 549Sjkh.BR co (1); 559Sjkhfor example, 569Sjkh.B "\-kk\ \-r1.1\ \-r1.2" 579Sjkhignores differences in keyword values when comparing revisions 589Sjkh.B 1.1 599Sjkhand 609Sjkh.BR 1.2 . 619SjkhTo avoid excess output from locker name substitution, 629Sjkh.B \-kkvl 639Sjkhis assumed if (1) at most one revision option is given, 649Sjkh(2) no 659Sjkh.B \-k 669Sjkhoption is given, (3) 679Sjkh.B \-kkv 689Sjkhis the default keyword substitution, and 699Sjkh(4) the working file's mode would be produced by 709Sjkh.BR "co\ \-l". 719SjkhSee 729Sjkh.BR co (1) 739Sjkhfor details 749Sjkhabout 7511891Speter.BR \-T , 7611891Speter.BR \-V , 7711891Speter.B \-x 789Sjkhand 7911891Speter.BR \-z . 809SjkhOtherwise, all options of 819Sjkh.BR diff (1) 829Sjkhthat apply to regular files are accepted, with the same meaning as for 839Sjkh.BR diff . 849Sjkh.PP 859SjkhIf both 869Sjkh.I rev1 879Sjkhand 889Sjkh.I rev2 899Sjkhare omitted, 909Sjkh.B rcsdiff 919Sjkhcompares the latest revision on the 929Sjkhdefault branch (by default the trunk) 939Sjkhwith the contents of the corresponding working file. This is useful 949Sjkhfor determining what you changed since the last checkin. 959Sjkh.PP 969SjkhIf 979Sjkh.I rev1 989Sjkhis given, but 999Sjkh.I rev2 1009Sjkhis omitted, 1019Sjkh.B rcsdiff 1029Sjkhcompares revision 1039Sjkh.I rev1 1049Sjkhof the \*r file with 1059Sjkhthe contents of the corresponding working file. 1069Sjkh.PP 1079SjkhIf both 1089Sjkh.I rev1 1099Sjkhand 1109Sjkh.I rev2 1119Sjkhare given, 1129Sjkh.B rcsdiff 1139Sjkhcompares revisions 1149Sjkh.I rev1 1159Sjkhand 1169Sjkh.I rev2 1179Sjkhof the \*r file. 1189Sjkh.PP 1199SjkhBoth 1209Sjkh.I rev1 1219Sjkhand 1229Sjkh.I rev2 1239Sjkhmay be given numerically or symbolically. 1249Sjkh.SH EXAMPLE 1259SjkhThe command 1269Sjkh.LP 1279Sjkh.B " rcsdiff f.c" 1289Sjkh.LP 1299Sjkhcompares the latest revision on the default branch of the \*r file 1309Sjkhto the contents of the working file 1319Sjkh.BR f.c . 1329Sjkh.SH ENVIRONMENT 1339Sjkh.TP 1349Sjkh.B \s-1RCSINIT\s0 1359Sjkhoptions prepended to the argument list, separated by spaces. 1369SjkhSee 1379Sjkh.BR ci (1) 1389Sjkhfor details. 1399Sjkh.SH DIAGNOSTICS 1409SjkhExit status is 0 for no differences during any comparison, 1419Sjkh1 for some differences, 2 for trouble. 1429Sjkh.SH IDENTIFICATION 1439SjkhAuthor: Walter F. Tichy. 1449Sjkh.br 14511891SpeterManual Page Revision: \*(Rv; Release Date: \*(Dt. 1469Sjkh.br 14711891SpeterCopyright \(co 1982, 1988, 1989 Walter F. Tichy. 1489Sjkh.br 14911891SpeterCopyright \(co 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Paul Eggert. 1509Sjkh.SH "SEE ALSO" 1519Sjkhci(1), co(1), diff(1), ident(1), rcs(1), rcsintro(1), rcsmerge(1), rlog(1) 1529Sjkh.br 1539SjkhWalter F. Tichy, 1549Sjkh\*r\*-A System for Version Control, 1559Sjkh.I "Software\*-Practice & Experience" 1569Sjkh.BR 15 , 1579Sjkh7 (July 1985), 637-654. 1589Sjkh.br 159