{ "mode": "man", "parameter": "wdiff", "section": "1", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/wdiff/1/json", "generated": "2026-05-30T05:14:49Z", "synopsis": "wdiff [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2\nwdiff -d [OPTION]... [FILE]", "sections": { "NAME": { "content": "wdiff - display word differences between text files\n", "subsections": [] }, "SYNOPSIS": { "content": "wdiff [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2\nwdiff -d [OPTION]... [FILE]\n", "subsections": [] }, "DESCRIPTION": { "content": "wdiff - Compares words in two files and report differences.\n\nMandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n", "subsections": [ { "name": "-C --copyright", "content": "display copyright then exit\n", "flag": "-C", "long": "--copyright" }, { "name": "-1 --no-deleted", "content": "inhibit output of deleted words\n", "flag": "-1", "long": "--no-deleted" }, { "name": "-2 --no-inserted", "content": "inhibit output of inserted words\n", "flag": "-2", "long": "--no-inserted" }, { "name": "-3 --no-common", "content": "inhibit output of common words\n", "flag": "-3", "long": "--no-common" }, { "name": "-a --auto-pager", "content": "automatically calls a pager\n", "flag": "-a", "long": "--auto-pager" }, { "name": "-d --diff-input", "content": "use single unified diff as input\n", "flag": "-d", "long": "--diff-input" }, { "name": "-h --help", "content": "display this help then exit\n", "flag": "-h", "long": "--help" }, { "name": "-i --ignore-case", "content": "fold character case while comparing\n", "flag": "-i", "long": "--ignore-case" }, { "name": "-l --less-mode", "content": "variation of printer mode for \"less\"\n", "flag": "-l", "long": "--less-mode" }, { "name": "-n --avoid-wraps", "content": "do not extend fields through newlines\n", "flag": "-n", "long": "--avoid-wraps" }, { "name": "-p --printer", "content": "overstrike as for printers\n", "flag": "-p", "long": "--printer" }, { "name": "-s --statistics", "content": "say how many words deleted, inserted etc.\n", "flag": "-s", "long": "--statistics" }, { "name": "-t --terminal", "content": "use termcap as for terminal displays\n", "flag": "-t", "long": "--terminal" }, { "name": "-v --version", "content": "display program version then exit\n", "flag": "-v", "long": "--version" }, { "name": "-w --start-delete", "content": "string to mark beginning of delete region\n", "flag": "-w", "long": "--start-delete" }, { "name": "-x --end-delete", "content": "string to mark end of delete region\n", "flag": "-x", "long": "--end-delete" }, { "name": "-y --start-insert", "content": "string to mark beginning of insert region\n", "flag": "-y", "long": "--start-insert" }, { "name": "-z --end-insert", "content": "string to mark end of insert region\n", "flag": "-z", "long": "--end-insert" } ] }, "COMPATIBILITY": { "content": "Some options that used to provide some unique functionality are no longer recommended, but\nstill recognized for the sake of backwards compatibility.\n", "subsections": [ { "name": "-K --no-init-term", "content": "Now synonymous to --terminal, which never initializes the terminal.\n", "flag": "-K", "long": "--no-init-term" } ] }, "AUTHOR": { "content": "Written by Franc,ois Pinard .\n", "subsections": [] }, "REPORTING BUGS": { "content": "Report bugs to .\n", "subsections": [] }, "COPYRIGHT": { "content": "Copyright © 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.\nThis is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even\nfor MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.\n", "subsections": [] }, "SEE ALSO": { "content": "The full documentation for wdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and wdiff\nprograms are properly installed at your site, the command\n\ninfo wdiff\n\nshould give you access to the complete manual.\n\n\n\nwdiff 1.2.2 April 2014 WDIFF(1)", "subsections": [] } }, "summary": "wdiff - display word differences between text files", "flags": [ { "flag": "-C", "long": "--copyright", "arg": null, "description": "display copyright then exit" }, { "flag": "-1", "long": "--no-deleted", "arg": null, "description": "inhibit output of deleted words" }, { "flag": "-2", "long": "--no-inserted", "arg": null, "description": "inhibit output of inserted words" }, { "flag": "-3", "long": "--no-common", "arg": null, "description": "inhibit output of common words" }, { "flag": "-a", "long": "--auto-pager", "arg": null, "description": "automatically calls a pager" }, { "flag": "-d", "long": "--diff-input", "arg": null, "description": "use single unified diff as input" }, { "flag": "-h", "long": "--help", "arg": null, "description": "display this help then exit" }, { "flag": "-i", "long": "--ignore-case", "arg": null, "description": "fold character case while comparing" }, { "flag": "-l", "long": "--less-mode", "arg": null, "description": "variation of printer mode for \"less\"" }, { "flag": "-n", "long": "--avoid-wraps", "arg": null, "description": "do not extend fields through newlines" }, { "flag": "-p", "long": "--printer", "arg": null, "description": "overstrike as for printers" }, { "flag": "-s", "long": "--statistics", "arg": null, "description": "say how many words deleted, inserted etc." }, { "flag": "-t", "long": "--terminal", "arg": null, "description": "use termcap as for terminal displays" }, { "flag": "-v", "long": "--version", "arg": null, "description": "display program version then exit" }, { "flag": "-w", "long": "--start-delete", "arg": null, "description": "string to mark beginning of delete region" }, { "flag": "-x", "long": "--end-delete", "arg": null, "description": "string to mark end of delete region" }, { "flag": "-y", "long": "--start-insert", "arg": null, "description": "string to mark beginning of insert region" }, { "flag": "-z", "long": "--end-insert", "arg": null, "description": "string to mark end of insert region" } ], "examples": [], "see_also": [] }