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11 .TH RCSDIFF 1 \*(Dt GNU
13 rcsdiff \- compare RCS revisions
40 to compare two revisions of each \*r file given.
42 Pathnames matching an \*r suffix denote \*r files;
43 all others denote working files.
44 Names are paired as explained in
49 suppresses diagnostic output.
50 Zero, one, or two revisions may be specified with
54 affects keyword substitution when extracting
55 revisions, as described in
58 .B "\-kk\ \-r1.1\ \-r1.2"
59 ignores differences in keyword values when comparing revisions
63 To avoid excess output from locker name substitution,
65 is assumed if (1) at most one revision option is given,
70 is the default keyword substitution, and
71 (4) the working file's mode would be produced by
82 Otherwise, all options of
84 that apply to regular files are accepted, with the same meaning as for
93 compares the latest revision on the
94 default branch (by default the trunk)
95 with the contents of the corresponding working file. This is useful
96 for determining what you changed since the last checkin.
107 the contents of the corresponding working file.
125 may be given numerically or symbolically.
131 compares the latest revision on the default branch of the \*r file
132 to the contents of the working file
137 options prepended to the argument list, separated by spaces.
142 Exit status is 0 for no differences during any comparison,
143 1 for some differences, 2 for trouble.
145 Author: Walter F. Tichy.
147 Manual Page Revision: \*(Rv; Release Date: \*(Dt.
149 Copyright \(co 1982, 1988, 1989 Walter F. Tichy.
151 Copyright \(co 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Paul Eggert.
153 ci(1), co(1), diff(1), ident(1), rcs(1), rcsintro(1), rcsmerge(1), rlog(1)
156 \*r\*-A System for Version Control,
157 .I "Software\*-Practice \*[Am] Experience"
159 7 (July 1985), 637-654.