idiff [ -bw ] file1 file2
Idiff interactively merges file1 and file2 onto standard
output. Wherever file1 and file2 differ, idiff displays
the differences in the style of ``diff -n'' on standard error
and prompts the user to select a chunk. Valid responses are:
- <
- Use the chunk from file1.
- >
- Use the chunk from file2.
- =
- Use the diff output itself.
- q<, q>, q=
- Use the given response for all future questions.
- !cmd
- Execute cmd and prompt again.
Idiff invokes to compare the files. The -b and
-w flags, if passed, are passed to diff.
Kernighan and Pike, The Unix Programming Environment, Prentice-Hall,
1984.