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Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1982 09:53
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1982 09:53
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When producing a "diff", I suggest that the following convention be used when specifying filenames: diff [options] <original> <new version> The diff thus produced can be interpreted as the changes necessary to get from the initial state (<original>) to the final state (<new version>). This seems the more natural, and by using this convention consistently, one can avoid confusion as to "which direction the diff goes". Bruce Jerrick ...teklabs!ogcvax!bruce Oregon Graduate Center
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From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:CAD:teklabs!ogcvax!root Newsgroups: net.bugs,net.unix-wizar Title: "diff" convention Article-I.D.: ogcvax.116 Posted: Mon Jun 14 09:53:39 1982 Received: Wed Jun 16 02:06:21 1982 Subject: "diff" convention Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1982 09:53:39 +0000 Message-ID: <bnews.ogcvax.116>