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diff --git a/man/diff.1 b/man/diff.1 new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b4a9acb0cdc7 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/diff.1 @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD$ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2018 Martin Pieuchot +.\" Copyright (c) 2020 Neels Hofmeyr <neels@hofmeyr.de> +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any +.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. +.\" +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES +.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF +.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR +.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES +.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN +.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF +.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +.\" +.Dd $Mdocdate: August 28 2017 $ +.Dt DIFF 1 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm diff +.Nd compare files +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm diff +.Ar file1 file2 +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +utility compares the contents of +.Ar file1 +and +.Ar file2 +line by line. +.Sh EXIT STATUS +The +.Nm +utility exits with one of the following values: +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact +.It 0 +No differences were found. +.It 1 +Differences were found. +.It >1 +An error occurred. +.El |