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Add an example for folks who can never remember how to generate a

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recursive diff for use with send-pr(1).

PR:	12440
Requested by:	David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
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sheldonh 1999-07-29 18:57:39 +00:00
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.TP .TP
.B \-y .B \-y
Use the side by side output format. Use the side by side output format.
.SH EXAMPLES
To save to a file some changes that you have made to your local source
tree (possibly including new files), which you would like to show to others
(perhaps using the
.B send-pr(1)
program), you could type
.sp
diff -crN foo.orig foo >foo.diff
.sp
where
.I foo.orig
and
.I foo
might be directory hierarchies or single files.
.SH SEE ALSO .SH SEE ALSO
cmp(1), comm(1), diff3(1), ed(1), patch(1), pr(1), sdiff(1). cmp(1), comm(1), diff3(1), ed(1), patch(1), pr(1), sdiff(1).
.SH DIAGNOSTICS .SH DIAGNOSTICS