RCSDIFF(1)                USER COMMANDS                RCSDIFF(1)

NAME
     rcsdiff - compare RCS revisions

SYNOPSIS
     rcsdiff  [  -ksubst  ] [ -q ] [ -rrev1 [ -rrev2 ] ] [ -T ] [
     -V[n] ] [ -xsuffixes ] [ -zzone ] [ diff options ] file  ...

DESCRIPTION
     rcsdiff  runs  diff(1)  to compare two revisions of each RCS
     file given.

     Pathnames matching an RCS suffix denote RCS files; all  oth­
     ers  denote working files.  Names are paired as explained in
     ci(1).

     The option -q suppresses diagnostic output.  Zero,  one,  or
     two  revisions may be specified with -r.  The option -ksubst
     affects keyword substitution when extracting  revisions,  as
     described  in  co(1);  for  example, -kk -r1.1 -r1.2 ignores
     differences in keyword values when comparing  revisions  1.1
     and  1.2.  To avoid excess output from locker name substitu­
     tion, -kkvl is assumed if (1) at most one revision option is
     given,  (2)  no  -k option is given, (3) -kkv is the default
     keyword substitution, and (4) the working file's mode  would
     be  produced  by co -l.  See co(1) for details about -T, -V,
     -x and -z.  Otherwise, all options of diff(1) that apply  to
     regular  files  are  accepted,  with the same meaning as for
     diff.

     If both rev1 and rev2 are omitted, rcsdiff compares the lat­
     est  revision  on  the default branch (by default the trunk)
     with the contents of the corresponding working  file.   This
     is  useful  for  determining what you changed since the last
     checkin.

     If rev1 is given, but  rev2  is  omitted,  rcsdiff  compares
     revision  rev1 of the RCS file with the contents of the cor­
     responding working file.

     If both rev1 and rev2 are given, rcsdiff compares  revisions
     rev1 and rev2 of the RCS file.

     Both rev1 and rev2 may be given numerically or symbolically.

EXAMPLE
     The command

             rcsdiff  f.c

     compares the latest revision on the default  branch  of  the
     RCS file to the contents of the working file f.c.

ENVIRONMENT
     RCSINIT
          options  prepended  to  the argument list, separated by
          spaces.  See ci(1) for details.

DIAGNOSTICS
     Exit status is 0 for no differences during any comparison, 1
     for some differences, 2 for trouble.

IDENTIFICATION
     Author: Walter F. Tichy.
     Manual Page Revision: 5.5; Release Date: 1993/11/03.
     Copyright © 1982, 1988, 1989 Walter F. Tichy.
     Copyright © 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Paul Eggert.

SEE ALSO
     ci(1),   co(1),   diff(1),  ident(1),  rcs(1),  rcsintro(1),
     rcsmerge(1), rlog(1)
     Walter  F.  Tichy,  RCS--A  System  for   Version   Control,
     Software--Practice  & Experience 15, 7 (July 1985), 637-654.

GNU                  Last change: 1993/11/03                    1