diffutils: Normal
2.4 Showing Differences Without Context
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The "normal" 'diff' output format shows each hunk of differences without
any surrounding context. Sometimes such output is the clearest way to
see how lines have changed, without the clutter of nearby unchanged
lines (although you can get similar results with the context or unified
formats by using 0 lines of context). However, this format is no longer
widely used for sending out patches; for that purpose, the context
DONTPRINTYET format (⇒Context Format) and the unified format (*noteUnified
DONTPRINTYET format (⇒Context Format) and the unified format (⇒Unified
Format) are superior. Normal format is the default for compatibility
with older versions of 'diff' and the POSIX standard. Use the
'--normal' option to select this output format explicitly.
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