Hi *bug-diffutils@gnu.org <bug-diffutils@gnu.org>* subscribers. - Case 1
Commands executed: $ echo - > a1 && echo + > a2 $ diff -y a1 a2 - | + Both terminal, from which patterns are *copied*, and text editor document, to which pattern is *pasted *– *see attachment* –, use mono-space font. Output resulting from 'diff -y a1 a2' contains *tabular* and *point *marks in the same row as separators between left'-sided column and right'-sided column. Would it be suitable according to developers to produce separators relying on a unique mark – *tabular* or *point* – ? - Case 2 As noticeable, the tool *Diff *allows for *options combinations* that cannot cohabit together because of their very features. A way for *Diff* to avoid handling such combinations would be appropriate. Here is an illustration of such combinations: $ diff -qsy a1 a2 Files a1 and a2 differ $ diff -yqs a1 a2 Files a1 and a2 differ $ diff -qys a1 a2 Files a1 and a2 differ Regards, R.T.
