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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>diff</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../D.html" title="D"/><link rel="previous" href="die-horribly.html" title="die horribly"/><link rel="next" href="dike.html" title="dike"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">diff</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="die-horribly.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">D</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="dike.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="diff"/><dt xmlns="" id="diff"><b>diff</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/dif/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> 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
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plural <span class="firstterm">diffs</span>). “<span class="quote">Send me your
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diffs for the Jargon File!</span>” Compare <a href="../V/vdiff.html"><i class="glossterm">vdiff</i></a>.
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</p></dd><dd><p> 2. Specifically, such a listing produced by the
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<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">diff</span>(1)</span>
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command, esp. when used as specification input to the
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<span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">patch</span>(1)</span>
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utility (which can actually perform the modifications; see
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<a href="../P/patch.html"><i class="glossterm">patch</i></a>). This is a common method of distributing
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patches and source updates in the Unix/C world. </p></dd><dd><p> 3. <span class="grammar">v.</span> To compare (whether or not
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by use of automated tools on machine-readable files); see also
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<a href="../V/vdiff.html"><i class="glossterm">vdiff</i></a>, <a href="../M/mod.html"><i class="glossterm">mod</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="die-horribly.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../D.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="dike.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">die horribly </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> dike</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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