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commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e292d80bede5cb0b9b1ca95176ad6c3fbaae2e0a Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue Dec 29 19:03:21 2015 +0100 patch 7.4.996 Problem: New GDK files and testdir/Make_all.mak missing from distribution. PC build instructions are outdated. Solution: Add the file to the list. Update PC build instructions.
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1 *diff.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2015 Nov 01
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 *diff* *vimdiff* *gvimdiff* *diff-mode*
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8 This file describes the |+diff| feature: Showing differences between two,
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9 three or four versions of the same file.
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11 The basics are explained in section |08.7| of the user manual.
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13 1. Starting diff mode |vimdiff|
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14 2. Viewing diffs |view-diffs|
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15 3. Jumping to diffs |jumpto-diffs|
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16 4. Copying diffs |copy-diffs|
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17 5. Diff options |diff-options|
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19 {not in Vi}
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21 ==============================================================================
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22 1. Starting diff mode
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24 The easiest way to start editing in diff mode is with the "vimdiff" command.
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25 This starts Vim as usual, and additionally sets up for viewing the differences
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26 between the arguments. >
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28 vimdiff file1 file2 [file3 [file4]]
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32 vim -d file1 file2 [file3 [file4]]
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34 You may also use "gvimdiff" or "vim -d -g". The GUI is started then.
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35 You may also use "viewdiff" or "gviewdiff". Vim starts in readonly mode then.
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36 "r" may be prepended for restricted mode (see |-Z|).
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38 The second and following arguments may also be a directory name. Vim will
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39 then append the file name of the first argument to the directory name to find
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40 the file.
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42 This only works when a standard "diff" command is available. See 'diffexpr'.
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44 Diffs are local to the current tab page |tab-page|. You can't see diffs with
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45 a window in another tab page. This does make it possible to have several
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46 diffs at the same time, each in their own tab page.
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48 What happens is that Vim opens a window for each of the files. This is like
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49 using the |-O| argument. This uses vertical splits. If you prefer horizontal
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52 vimdiff -o file1 file2 [file3 [file4]]
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56 In each of the edited files these options are set:
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58 'diff' on
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59 'scrollbind' on
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61 'scrollopt' includes "hor"
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62 'wrap' off
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63 'foldmethod' "diff"
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66 These options are set local to the window. When editing another file they are
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70 set.
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72 The differences shown are actually the differences in the buffer. Thus if you
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73 make changes after loading a file, these will be included in the displayed
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74 diffs. You might have to do ":diffupdate" now and then, not all changes are
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75 immediately taken into account.
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77 In your .vimrc file you could do something special when Vim was started in
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78 diff mode. You could use a construct like this: >
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80 if &diff
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82 else
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84 endif
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86 While already in Vim you can start diff mode in three ways.
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88 *E98*
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89 :diffs[plit] {filename} *:diffs* *:diffsplit*
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92 Also see 'diffexpr'.
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102 {patchfile} can be in any format that the "patch" program
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104 Note that {patchfile} should only contain a diff for one file,
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112 To make these commands use a vertical split, prepend |:vertical|. Examples: >
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114 :vert diffsplit main.c~
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119 *E96*
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120 There can be up to four buffers with 'diff' set.
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122 Since the option values are remembered with the buffer, you can edit another
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132 if the current window does not have 'diff' set then no options
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136 using `:diffsplit`, `:diffpatch` , `:diffthis`. or starting Vim in diff mode.
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137 When using `:diffoff` twice the last saved values are restored.
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149 2. Viewing diffs *view-diffs*
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151 The effect is that the diff windows show the same text, with the differences
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152 highlighted. When scrolling the text, the 'scrollbind' option will make the
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153 text in other windows to be scrolled as well. With vertical splits the text
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154 should be aligned properly.
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156 The alignment of text will go wrong when:
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157 - 'wrap' is on, some lines will be wrapped and occupy two or more screen
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165 All the buffers edited in a window where the 'diff' option is set will join in
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166 the diff. This is also possible for hidden buffers. They must have been
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167 edited in a window first for this to be possible.
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170 Since 'diff' is a window-local option, it's possible to view the same buffer
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173 loaded. Since Vim doesn't allow having two buffers for the same file, you
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180 A buffer that is unloaded cannot be used for the diff. But it does work for
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181 hidden buffers. You can use ":hide" to close a window without unloading the
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182 buffer. If you don't want a buffer to remain used for the diff do ":set
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183 nodiff" before hiding it.
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186 :dif[fupdate][!] Update the diff highlighting and folds.
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188 Vim attempts to keep the differences updated when you make changes to the
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189 text. This mostly takes care of inserted and deleted lines. Changes within a
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190 line and more complicated changes do not cause the differences to be updated.
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191 To force the differences to be updated use: >
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192
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193 :diffupdate
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199 Vim will show filler lines for lines that are missing in one window but are
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200 present in another. These lines were inserted in another file or deleted in
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201 this file. Removing "filler" from the 'diffopt' option will make Vim not
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202 display these filler lines.
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205 Folds are used to hide the text that wasn't changed. See |folding| for all
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206 the commands that can be used with folds.
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207
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208 The context of lines above a difference that are not included in the fold can
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209 be set with the 'diffopt' option. For example, to set the context to three
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210 lines: >
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215 The diffs are highlighted with these groups:
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224 text in between is highlighted. This means
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227 'diffopt' is used here.
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232 ==============================================================================
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233 3. Jumping to diffs *jumpto-diffs*
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236 *[c*
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237 [c Jump backwards to the previous start of a change.
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238 When a count is used, do it that many times.
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239 *]c*
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240 ]c Jump forwards to the next start of a change.
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241 When a count is used, do it that many times.
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243 It is an error if there is no change for the cursor to move to.
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244
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245 ==============================================================================
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246 4. Diff copying *copy-diffs* *E99* *E100* *E101* *E102* *E103*
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247 *merge*
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249 that the buffers will be equal within the specified range.
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250
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251 *:diffg* *:diffget*
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252 :[range]diffg[et] [bufspec]
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253 Modify the current buffer to undo difference with another
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254 buffer. If [bufspec] is given, that buffer is used. If
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256 Otherwise this only works if there is one other buffer in diff
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257 mode.
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258 See below for [range].
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260 *:diffpu* *:diffput* *E793*
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261 :[range]diffpu[t] [bufspec]
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262 Modify another buffer to undo difference with the current
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264 instead of the current one.
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265 When [bufspec] is omitted and there is more than one other
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266 buffer in diff mode where 'modifiable' is set this fails.
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267 See below for [range].
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269 *do*
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270 [count]do Same as ":diffget" without range. The "o" stands for "obtain"
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271 ("dg" can't be used, it could be the start of "dgg"!). Note:
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272 this doesn't work in Visual mode.
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273 If you give a [count], it is used as the [bufspec] argument
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274 for ":diffget".
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276 *dp*
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277 [count]dp Same as ":diffput" without range. Note: this doesn't work in
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278 Visual mode.
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279 If you give a [count], it is used as the [bufspec] argument
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280 for ":diffput".
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283 When no [range] is given, the diff at the cursor position or just above it is
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284 affected. When [range] is used, Vim tries to only put or get the specified
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285 lines. When there are deleted lines, this may not always be possible.
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287 There can be deleted lines below the last line of the buffer. When the cursor
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288 is on the last line in the buffer and there is no diff above this line, the
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289 ":diffget" and "do" commands will obtain lines from the other buffer.
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290
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291 To be able to get those lines from another buffer in a [range] it's allowed to
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292 use the last line number plus one. This command gets all diffs from the other
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293 buffer: >
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295 :1,$+1diffget
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297 Note that deleted lines are displayed, but not counted as text lines. You
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298 can't move the cursor into them. To fill the deleted lines with the lines
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299 from another buffer use ":diffget" on the line below them.
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300 *E787*
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301 When the buffer that is about to be modified is read-only and the autocommand
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302 that is triggered by |FileChangedRO| changes buffers the command will fail.
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303 The autocommand must not change buffers.
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305 The [bufspec] argument above can be a buffer number, a pattern for a buffer
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306 name or a part of a buffer name. Examples:
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308 :diffget Use the other buffer which is in diff mode
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309 :diffget 3 Use buffer 3
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310 :diffget v2 Use the buffer which matches "v2" and is in
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311 diff mode (e.g., "file.c.v2")
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313 ==============================================================================
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314 5. Diff options *diff-options*
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315
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316 Also see |'diffopt'| and the "diff" item of |'fillchars'|.
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318 *diff-slow* *diff_translations*
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319 For very long lines, the diff syntax highlighting might be slow, especially
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320 since it tries to match all different kind of localisations. To disable
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321 localisations and speed up the syntax highlighting, set the global variable
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322 g:diff_translations to zero: >
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323
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324 let g:diff_translations = 0
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325 <
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326 After setting this variable, Reload the syntax script: >
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328 set syntax=diff
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329 <
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332 FINDING THE DIFFERENCES *diff-diffexpr*
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334 The 'diffexpr' option can be set to use something else than the standard
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335 "diff" program to compare two files and find the differences.
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337 When 'diffexpr' is empty, Vim uses this command to find the differences
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338 between file1 and file2: >
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340 diff file1 file2 > outfile
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342 The ">" is replaced with the value of 'shellredir'.
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344 The output of "diff" must be a normal "ed" style diff. Do NOT use a context
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345 diff. This example explains the format that Vim expects: >
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347 1a2
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348 > bbb
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349 4d4
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350 < 111
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351 7c7
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352 < GGG
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353 ---
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354 > ggg
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356 The "1a2" item appends the line "bbb".
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357 The "4d4" item deletes the line "111".
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358 The "7c7" item replaces the line "GGG" with "ggg".
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363 v:fname_in original file
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364 v:fname_new new version of the same file
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365 v:fname_out resulting diff file
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366
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367 Additionally, 'diffexpr' should take care of "icase" and "iwhite" in the
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368 'diffopt' option. 'diffexpr' cannot change the value of 'lines' and
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369 'columns'.
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370
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371 Example (this does almost the same as 'diffexpr' being empty): >
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372
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373 set diffexpr=MyDiff()
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374 function MyDiff()
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375 let opt = ""
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376 if &diffopt =~ "icase"
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377 let opt = opt . "-i "
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378 endif
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379 if &diffopt =~ "iwhite"
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380 let opt = opt . "-b "
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381 endif
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382 silent execute "!diff -a --binary " . opt . v:fname_in . " " . v:fname_new .
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383 \ " > " . v:fname_out
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384 endfunction
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385
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386 The "-a" argument is used to force comparing the files as text, comparing as
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387 binaries isn't useful. The "--binary" argument makes the files read in binary
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388 mode, so that a CTRL-Z doesn't end the text on DOS.
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390 *E810* *E97*
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391 Vim will do a test if the diff output looks alright. If it doesn't, you will
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392 get an error message. Possible causes:
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393 - The "diff" program cannot be executed.
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394 - The "diff" program doesn't produce normal "ed" style diffs (see above).
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395 - The 'shell' and associated options are not set correctly. Try if filtering
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396 works with a command like ":!sort".
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397 - You are using 'diffexpr' and it doesn't work.
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398 If it's not clear what the problem is set the 'verbose' option to one or more
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399 to see more messages.
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401 The self-installing Vim for MS-Windows includes a diff program. If you don't
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402 have it you might want to download a diff.exe. For example from
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403 http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm.
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406 USING PATCHES *diff-patchexpr*
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407
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408 The 'patchexpr' option can be set to use something else than the standard
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409 "patch" program.
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411 When 'patchexpr' is empty, Vim will call the "patch" program like this: >
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413 patch -o outfile origfile < patchfile
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415 This should work fine with most versions of the "patch" program. Note that a
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416 CR in the middle of a line may cause problems, it is seen as a line break.
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418 If the default doesn't work for you, set the 'patchexpr' to an expression that
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419 will have the same effect. These variables are set to the file names used:
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421 v:fname_in original file
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422 v:fname_diff patch file
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423 v:fname_out resulting patched file
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425 Example (this does the same as 'patchexpr' being empty): >
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428 function MyPatch()
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429 :call system("patch -o " . v:fname_out . " " . v:fname_in .
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430 \ " < " . v:fname_diff)
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431 endfunction
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433 Make sure that using the "patch" program doesn't have unwanted side effects.
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434 For example, watch out for additionally generated files, which should be
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435 deleted. It should just patch the file and nothing else.
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436 Vim will change directory to "/tmp" or another temp directory before
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437 evaluating 'patchexpr'. This hopefully avoids that files in the current
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438 directory are accidentally patched. Vim will also delete files starting with
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439 v:fname_in and ending in ".rej" and ".orig".
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441 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: