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From: | Barry |
Subject: | Re: Width not working with diff -y |
Date: | Sat, 21 Jan 2006 18:06:22 -0500 |
-W specifies the maximum width of the output line, not the width of the input line. diff -y output lines contain the contents of two input lines (one from each file), plus a gutter in between, plus appropriate alignment for tabs, so if you specify -W 2048 then diff will output slightly less than 1024 columns per file. I hope that explains the behavior you're observing.
Yes, thanks. It slipped my mind. I don't think of both files being on the same line with my script because they're not, and I don't see the regular diff output as it appears at the command prompt. I see it wrap. I wouldn't have had the problem, but I read instructions for sdiff that said there's a 2048 width limit, so I didn't set it any higher. I set it to 9999 now and I might make it higher. I don't really want any limit. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.21/236 - Release Date: 1/20/2006
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