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diff -X option under DOS
From: |
Pierre Raoul |
Subject: |
diff -X option under DOS |
Date: |
Wed, 13 Aug 2003 18:42:46 +0200 |
Hello,
It's not really a bug but rather a lack of information. To create a file to
the -X option, you must put one pattern by line... and each line must be
ended by a LF ('\n'). But under DOS, any editor will end a line with CR+LF
('\r\n') by default. So the patterns of such a file will never be match, for
diff will search pattern+CR...
I didn't find this piece of information in the manuel and it took me quite a
time before I get it.
Neither option -w nor --strip-trailing-cr change this point.
I think it will be great:
- to clearly stated this point in the manuel,
- to add a option to diff, to choice the type of eol (LF or CR+LF) in -X
file.
Regards
Pierre Raoul
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