Re: Background mode

[Stefan Monnier]

>     I think diff -u is better when the goal is to show just the
>     differences, but diff -c is better for changes in the middle of
>     non-trivial code.

> Different people have different preferences, but I need diff -c.
> diff -u is always hard for me.

Note that M-x load-libray RET diff-mode RET gives you the commands

     M-x diff-context->unified
and
     M-x diff-unified->context

so you can turn one format into the other.  I usually prefer the -u
format, but occasionally like to switch some hunks to -c.


        Stefan