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From: mcw@ukc.ac.uk (M.C.Wheadon)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: twin --- a different kind of diff
Keywords: highlight differences in files displayed side-by-side
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Date: 23 Mar 90 10:32:12 GMT
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sena@infinet.UUCP (Fred Sena) writes:
> I have a weird request.  Does anyone have a program which can compare two
> files and produce as output one of the input files with the changes added and
> highlighted.  Diff just shows the changes between two files, without the
> similar text.

If you are running the X Windows system, or have a Sun3/4 running
SunView then we have just what you need.  It's called vdiff, and it's
an interactive graphical tool that displays the two files side by side
and highlights the differences.  Each file can be scrolled and vdiff
keeps the two syncronised.  The down side is that it costs money -
email me for more details.

Cheers
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