Bug#343575: zdiff should ideally inspect file contents to see if decompression is necessary

2020-12-12 Thread Guinness
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Need to rework the patch.

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Bug#343575: zdiff should ideally inspect file contents to see if decompression is necessary

2005-12-16 Thread Don Armstrong
Package: gzip
Severity: wishlist
Version: 1.3.5-12

It would be ideal if zdiff would either inspect file contents using
file if it is available or have some sort of option to override the
results of checking the file extension.

[This would be useful, because I find myself often comparing things
like gnumeric files which are compressed but don't normally carry a
.gz or .tgz or .tar.gz extension.]


Don Armstrong

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