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diff --brief and --binary
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JT Williams |
Subject: |
diff --brief and --binary |
Date: |
Thu, 8 Aug 2002 07:46:04 -0500 |
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Mutt/1.4i |
Hello,
diff --q (--brief) forces a binary comparison.
This is confusing, because one doesn't expect -q (a reporting option)
to influence the type of comparison (binary/text).
The whole matter is moot on a Unix system, but on a system that does
distinguish binary/text modes, the above behavior does seem like
a misfeature, and -q (--brief) should respect the default type of
comparison.
OTOH, if -q (--brief) should be interpreted as "quick" rather than
"quiet", then maybe forcing a binary comparison makes more sense.
At the very least the current descriptions of the -q and --brief options
should include the following: "This option forces a binary comparison."
JMHO/jt williams
- diff --brief and --binary,
JT Williams <=