On Wed, Sep 28, 2005, Thomas Lotterer wrote:

>     correct diff(1) usage: -u uses a hardcoded context of 3 while only -U
>     takes an argument

I don't think the -U is portable enough:

| [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/u/rse
| $ /usr/bin/diff -U3 x y
| /usr/bin/diff: illegal option -- U
| usage: diff [-bitw] [-c | -e | -f | -h | -n] file1 file2
|        diff [-bitw] [-C number] file1 file2
|        diff [-bitw] [-D string] file1 file2
|        diff [-bitw] [-c | -e | -f | -h | -n] [-l] [-r] [-s] [-S name] 
directory1 directory2

The option -u on the other hand exists everywhere AFAIK.
Where did -u3 break?

                                       Ralf S. Engelschall
                                       [EMAIL PROTECTED]
                                       www.engelschall.com

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