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Diff :
/dif/ 1. A change listing, especially giving differences
between (and additions to) different versions of a piece of
source code or documentation (the term is often used in the
plural "diffs"). "Send me your diffs for the Jargon File!"
Compare vdiff.
2. Specifically, such a listing produced by the diff Unix
command, especially when used as input to the patch utility
(which actually performs the modifications). This is a common
method of distributing patches and source updates.
3. To compare (whether or not by use of automated tools on
machine-readable files).
See also vdiff, mod.
[{Jargon File]
(1995-02-10)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Diff : /dif/ n. 1. A change listing, especially giving differences
between (and additions to) source code or documents (the term is often
used in the plural `diffs'). "Send me your diffs for the Jargon File!"
Compare vdiff. 2. Specifically, such a listing produced by the
`diff(1)' command, esp. when used as specification input to the
`patch(1)' utility (which can actually perform the modifications; see
patch). This is a common method of distributing patches and source
updates in the Unix/C world. 3. v. To compare (whether or not by use of
automated tools on machine-readable files); see also vdiff, mod.
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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