IDIFF(1) IDIFF(1) NAME idiff - interactive file comparison SYNOPSIS idiff [ option ] file1 file2 DESCRIPTION Idiff compares file1 with file2 using diff, then presents each set of changed lines for selection or processing. File2 may be a directory; in that case, the basename of file1 is appended. For each group, legal responses are < to retain the `from' lines > to retain the `to' lines e to edit both sets of lines d to delete both sets 1 to retain the rest of the `from' file 2 to retain the rest of the `to' file ! to invoke a shell command Lines that compare equal are copied verbatim from file1. Lines produced by this process, including the lines written from within the editor, are written to file idiff.out. Com- parison may be affected by the diff(1) options -b Ignore trailing blanks (spaces and tabs) and treat other strings of blanks as if they were a single space. -B Ignore all blanks. FILES There is no way to revisit a choice.