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RE: Updated: wdiff 0.6.3-1 -- Compare two files word by word
- From: "Nellis, Kenneth" <Kenneth dot Nellis at acs-inc dot com>
- To: "The Cygwin Mailing List" <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:20:31 -0500
- Subject: RE: Updated: wdiff 0.6.3-1 -- Compare two files word by word
- References: <m3sk47sa31.fsf@cante.net>
> From: cygwin-announce-owner On Behalf Of Jari Aalto
>
> PACKAGE DESCRIPTION
> ===================
>
> Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff
> License : GPL
>
> Find word deleted or added from the first file to make the second. A
> word is defined as anything between whitespace. It works by creating
> two temporary files, one word per line, and the executes 'diff' on
> these fields. It collects the 'diff' output and uses it to produce a
> nicer display of word differences between the original files.
> ...
It would be most convenient if package announcements would include the
names of the packages.
--Ken Nellis