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Package: diff
Version: 2.8.7-0.2
Severity: normal
I'm using
diff -u0 file1 file2
in some automated tests.
Now it doesn't work anymore.
That I should use "-U 0" is ok, but numbers <3 are completely ignored:
# diff -u -U 0 /tmp/wc/dir1/big_file /tmp/wc/dir2/big_file
--- /tmp/wc/dir1/big_file 2006-03-23 21:19:36.000000000 +0100
+++ /tmp/wc/dir2/big_file 2006-03-23 21:19:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -9997,7 +9997,7 @@
9997
9998
9999
-10000
+%0000
10001
10002
10003
This is a clear regression. If I ask for it, it should give no context.
Regards,
Phil
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006, Philipp Marek wrote:
> Package: diff
> Version: 2.8.7-0.2
> Severity: normal
>
> I'm using
> diff -u0 file1 file2
> in some automated tests.
>
> Now it doesn't work anymore.
> That I should use "-U 0" is ok, but numbers <3 are completely ignored:
> # diff -u -U 0 /tmp/wc/dir1/big_file /tmp/wc/dir2/big_file
> --- /tmp/wc/dir1/big_file 2006-03-23 21:19:36.000000000 +0100
> +++ /tmp/wc/dir2/big_file 2006-03-23 21:19:36.000000000 +0100
> @@ -9997,7 +9997,7 @@
> 9997
> 9998
> 9999
> -10000
> +%0000
> 10001
> 10002
> 10003
> This is a clear regression. If I ask for it, it should give no context.
Your script is probably buggy and should be fixed.
Please use just "diff -U 0" which is the POSIX way, not "diff -u -U 0".
Being -u the same as -U 3, one should not be surprised that giving
both -u and -U 0 results in any of the two having precedence over the other.
Thanks.
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