diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/diffutils.texi')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/diffutils.texi | 10 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/diffutils.texi b/doc/diffutils.texi index 5aff3c3..58b140c 100644 --- a/doc/diffutils.texi +++ b/doc/diffutils.texi @@ -1846,6 +1846,13 @@ is specified while the @option{--ignore-file-name-case} option is in effect, case is ignored when excluding file names matching the specified patterns. +To avoid that @command{diff} follows symbolic links, use the +@c later: @option{--no-dereference} (@option{-P}). +@option{--no-dereference}. +When this option is in use, +symbolic links will be treated like a special kind of files, rather than +comparing the target of each symbolic link. + @node Adjusting Output @chapter Making @command{diff} Output Prettier @@ -3848,6 +3855,9 @@ file in if-then-else format. @xref{Line Group Formats}. Use @var{format} to output a line taken from just the second file in if-then-else format. @xref{Line Formats}. +@item --no-dereference +Act on symbolic links themselves instead of what they point to. + @item --old-group-format=@var{format} Use @var{format} to output a group of lines taken from just the first file in if-then-else format. @xref{Line Group Formats}. |