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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/dif/ , n. 1. A change listing, especially giving differences between (and
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additions to) source code or documents (the term is often used in the plural
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diffs ). Send me your diffs for the Jargon File! Compare vdiff. 2.
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Specifically, such a listing produced by the diff (1) command, esp. when
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used as specification input to the patch (1) utility (which can actually
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perform the modifications; see patch ). This is a common method of
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distributing patches and source updates in the Unix/C world. 3. v. To
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compare (whether or not by use of automated tools on machine-readable
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files); see also vdiff , mod.
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