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{{Entry
 
{{Entry
 
|Name=GNU wdiff
 
|Name=GNU wdiff
|Short description=Front end to GNU diff
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|Short description=Front end to GNU diff.
 
|Full description=Compares two files on a word per word basis, finding the word deleted or added from the first file to make the second. A word is defined as anything between whitespace. It works by creating two temporary files, one word per line, and the executes 'diff' on these fields. It collects the 'diff' output and uses it to produce a nicer display of word differences between the original files.
 
|Full description=Compares two files on a word per word basis, finding the word deleted or added from the first file to make the second. A word is defined as anything between whitespace. It works by creating two temporary files, one word per line, and the executes 'diff' on these fields. It collects the 'diff' output and uses it to produce a nicer display of word differences between the original files.
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/
|User level=none
 
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
|Component programs=unify,mdiff
 
 
|VCS checkout command=bzr branch bzr://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/wdiff
 
|VCS checkout command=bzr branch bzr://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/wdiff
 
|Documentation note=https://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/manual/
 
|Documentation note=https://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/manual/
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https://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/devguide
 
https://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/devguide
|Decommissioned/Obsolete=No
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|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=No
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'''Selection from the [https://shop.fsf.org/ FSF shop]'''
|Related projects=KDiff3,gtkdiff,Meld,Textutils,tkdiff,Diffutils,Patch,Grep
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[https://shop.fsf.org/books/free-freedom-20-richard-stallman Free as in Freedom 2.0, by Richard Stallman]
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[https://shop.fsf.org/books-docs/introduction-command-line Introduction to the Command Line]
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----
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'''[https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html Helping the GNU Project and the Free Software Movement]'''
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If you have corrections to this entry or questions about it, please contact: mailto:maintainers@gnu.org
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|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
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|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/
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|Related projects=gnustandards,KDiff3,gtkdiff,Meld,Textutils,tkdiff,Diffutils,Patch,Grep
 
|Keywords=documentation,editing,word-processing,file management,diff
 
|Keywords=documentation,editing,word-processing,file management,diff
 
|Version identifier=1.2.2
 
|Version identifier=1.2.2
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|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wdiff/wdiff-1.2.2.tar.gz
 
|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wdiff/wdiff-1.2.2.tar.gz
|Test entry=No
 
 
|Last review by=Bendikker
 
|Last review by=Bendikker
|Last review date=2018/05/07
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|Last review date=2019/01/19
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
|Submitted date=2011/04/12
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|Submitted date=2011/04/01
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|User level=none
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|Component programs=unify,mdiff
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|Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/
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|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
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|OpenPGP signature=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wdiff/wdiff-1.2.2.tar.gz.sig
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|Test entry=No
 
|Is GNU=Yes
 
|Is GNU=Yes
 
|GNU package identifier=wdiff
 
|GNU package identifier=wdiff
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|Decommissioned/Obsolete=No
 
}}
 
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{{Project license
 
{{Project license
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource audience=Ruby (Ref)
 
|Resource audience=Ruby (Ref)
|Resource URL=https://rubygems.org/gems/wdiff
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|Resource URL=https://rubygems.org/gems/wdiff/
 
}}
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource audience=Savannah (Ref)
 
|Resource audience=Savannah (Ref)
|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/wdiff
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|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/wdiff/
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
|Resource URL=https://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/lh/wdiff
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|Resource URL=https://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/lh/wdiff/
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource kind=Mailing List
 
|Resource kind=Mailing List
|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/wdiff-bugs
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/wdiff-bugs/
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource kind=Mailing List
 
|Resource kind=Mailing List
|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/wdiff-dev
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/wdiff-dev/
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}}
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{{Resource
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
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}}
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{{Resource
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|Resource kind=Download
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|Resource URL=https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/wdiff/
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource kind=Download
 
|Resource kind=Download
|Resource URL=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wdiff
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|Resource URL=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wdiff/
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource kind=General
 
|Resource kind=General
 
|Resource URL=https://translationproject.org/domain/wdiff.html
 
|Resource URL=https://translationproject.org/domain/wdiff.html
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}}
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{{Resource
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|Resource kind=General
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|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/people/
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Software category
 
{{Software category
 
|Interface=x-window-system
 
|Interface=x-window-system
 
|Programming-language=C
 
|Programming-language=C
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|Runs-on=GNU/Linux
 
|Software-development=version-control
 
|Software-development=version-control
 
|Text-creation=word-processing
 
|Text-creation=word-processing
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{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
|Prerequisite description=termcap
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|Prerequisite description=[[termcap]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
|Prerequisite description=less
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|Prerequisite description=[[less]]
 
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{{Featured}}
 
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Latest revision as of 08:17, 19 January 2019


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GNU wdiff

https://www.gnu.org/software/wdiff/
Front end to GNU diff.

Compares two files on a word per word basis, finding the word deleted or added from the first file to make the second. A word is defined as anything between whitespace. It works by creating two temporary files, one word per line, and the executes 'diff' on these fields. It collects the 'diff' output and uses it to produce a nicer display of word differences between the original files.





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

Verified by

Bendikker

Verified on

7 May 2018




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Denver Gingerich Maintainer
Martin von Gagern Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Generalhttps://translationproject.org/domain/wdiff.html
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/wdiff-dev/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
Ruby (Ref)https://rubygems.org/gems/wdiff/
Savannah (Ref)https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/wdiff/
Debian (Ref)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/wdiff
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/wdiff-bugs/
Downloadhttps://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/wdiff/
Generalhttps://savannah.gnu.org/people/
VCS Repository Webviewhttps://bzr.savannah.gnu.org/lh/wdiff/
Downloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wdiff/


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Weak prerequisitetermcap
Weak prerequisiteless




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