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diff --git a/a8diff.rst b/a8diff.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4273642 --- /dev/null +++ b/a8diff.rst @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +====== +a8diff +====== + +----------------------------------------------------------- +Show differences between two Atari 8-bit ATASCII text files +----------------------------------------------------------- + +.. include:: manhdr.rst + +SYNOPSIS +======== + +a8diff [*diff-options*] [**--** *a8cat-options*] *file1* *file2* + +DESCRIPTION +=========== +**a8diff** shows the differences between two ATASCII text files, +using **a8cat**\(1) and **diff**\(1). + +OPTIONS +======= +**a8diff** takes no options of its own. It will pass options as-is +to both **a8cat** and **diff**. Use **--** to separate them: everything +before **--** is passed to **diff**, and everything between **--** and +the first filename is passed to **a8cat**. + +EXAMPLE +======= + +A.LST and B.LST were both created by the **LIST** command in BASIC. + +:: + + $ a8diff -u A.LST B.LST + + --- A.LST.txt 2024-07-12 23:56:46.937965855 -0400 + +++ B.LST.txt 2024-07-12 23:56:46.938965854 -0400 + @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ + 10 ? "THIS LINE IS IN BOTH PROGRAMS." + 20 ? "THIS LINE IS ALSO IN BOTH." + +25 ? "THIS LINE ONLY IN B.LST!" + 30 END + +EXIT STATUS +=========== +0 for success. On failure, the exit status is that of whichever command +failed (**a8diff** or **diff**). + +.. include:: manftr.rst |