9 .TH RCSDIFF 1 \*(Dt GNU
11 rcsdiff \- compare RCS revisions
38 to compare two revisions of each \*r file given.
40 Pathnames matching an \*r suffix denote \*r files;
41 all others denote working files.
42 Names are paired as explained in
47 suppresses diagnostic output.
48 Zero, one, or two revisions may be specified with
52 affects keyword substitution when extracting
53 revisions, as described in
56 .B "\-kk\ \-r1.1\ \-r1.2"
57 ignores differences in keyword values when comparing revisions
61 To avoid excess output from locker name substitution,
63 is assumed if (1) at most one revision option is given,
68 is the default keyword substitution, and
69 (4) the working file's mode would be produced by
80 Otherwise, all options of
82 that apply to regular files are accepted, with the same meaning as for
91 compares the latest revision on the
92 default branch (by default the trunk)
93 with the contents of the corresponding working file. This is useful
94 for determining what you changed since the last checkin.
105 the contents of the corresponding working file.
123 may be given numerically or symbolically.
129 compares the latest revision on the default branch of the \*r file
130 to the contents of the working file
135 options prepended to the argument list, separated by spaces.
140 Exit status is 0 for no differences during any comparison,
141 1 for some differences, 2 for trouble.
143 Author: Walter F. Tichy.
145 Manual Page Revision: \*(Rv; Release Date: \*(Dt.
147 Copyright \(co 1982, 1988, 1989 Walter F. Tichy.
149 Copyright \(co 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Paul Eggert.
151 ci(1), co(1), diff(1), ident(1), rcs(1), rcsintro(1), rcsmerge(1), rlog(1)
154 \*r\*-A System for Version Control,
155 .I "Software\*-Practice & Experience"
157 7 (July 1985), 637-654.