diff --brief and --binary

[JT Williams]

Hello,

diff --q (--brief) forces a binary comparison.

This is confusing, because one doesn't expect -q (a reporting option)
to influence the type of comparison (binary/text).

The whole matter is moot on a Unix system, but on a system that does
distinguish binary/text modes, the above behavior does seem like
a misfeature, and -q (--brief) should respect the default type of
comparison.

OTOH, if -q (--brief) should be interpreted as "quick" rather than
"quiet", then maybe forcing a binary comparison makes more sense.

At the very least the current descriptions of the -q and --brief options
should include the following: "This option forces a binary comparison."

JMHO/jt williams