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10 .TH RCSDIFF 1 \*(Dt GNU
12 rcsdiff \- compare RCS revisions
39 to compare two revisions of each \*r file given.
41 Pathnames matching an \*r suffix denote \*r files;
42 all others denote working files.
43 Names are paired as explained in
48 suppresses diagnostic output.
49 Zero, one, or two revisions may be specified with
53 affects keyword substitution when extracting
54 revisions, as described in
57 .B "\-kk\ \-r1.1\ \-r1.2"
58 ignores differences in keyword values when comparing revisions
62 To avoid excess output from locker name substitution,
64 is assumed if (1) at most one revision option is given,
69 is the default keyword substitution, and
70 (4) the working file's mode would be produced by
81 Otherwise, all options of
83 that apply to regular files are accepted, with the same meaning as for
92 compares the latest revision on the
93 default branch (by default the trunk)
94 with the contents of the corresponding working file. This is useful
95 for determining what you changed since the last checkin.
106 the contents of the corresponding working file.
124 may be given numerically or symbolically.
130 compares the latest revision on the default branch of the \*r file
131 to the contents of the working file
136 options prepended to the argument list, separated by spaces.
141 Exit status is 0 for no differences during any comparison,
142 1 for some differences, 2 for trouble.
144 Author: Walter F. Tichy.
146 Manual Page Revision: \*(Rv; Release Date: \*(Dt.
148 Copyright \(co 1982, 1988, 1989 Walter F. Tichy.
150 Copyright \(co 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Paul Eggert.
152 ci(1), co(1), diff(1), ident(1), rcs(1), rcsintro(1), rcsmerge(1), rlog(1)
155 \*r\*-A System for Version Control,
156 .I "Software\*-Practice & Experience"
158 7 (July 1985), 637-654.