solaris - sdiff (1)
NAME
     sdiff - print differences between two files side-by-side
SYNOPSIS
     sdiff [ -l ] [ -s ] [ -o output  ]  [   - w  n  ]  filename1
     filename2
AVAILABILITY
     SUNWesu
DESCRIPTION
     sdiff uses the output of  the  diff  command  to  produce  a
     side-by-side  listing of two files indicating lines that are
     different.  Lines of the two files are printed with a  blank
     gutter  between  them if the lines are identical, a << in the
     gutter if the line appears only in filename1,  a  >>  in  the
     gutter  if  the  line appears only in filename2, and a | for
     lines that are different.  (See the EXAMPLES section below.)
OPTIONS
     -l    Print only the left side of any lines that are identi-
          cal.

     -s    Do not print identical lines.

     -o output
          Use the argument output as the name  of  a  third  file
          that is created as a user-controlled merge of filename1
          and  filename2.   Identical  lines  of  filename1   and
          filename2  are  copied to output.  Sets of differences,
          as produced by  diff,  are  printed;  where  a  set  of
          differences  share  a  common  gutter character.  After
          printing each set of  differences,  sdiff  prompts  the
          user  with a % and waits for one of the following user-
          typed commands:

                    l    Append the left  column  to  the  output
                         file.
                    r    Append the right column  to  the  output
                         file.
                    s    Turn on silent mode; do not print ident-
                         ical lines.
                    v    Turn off silent mode.
                    e l  Call the editor with the left column.
                    e r  Call the editor with the right column.
                    e b  Call the editor with  the  concatenation
                         of left and right.
                    e    Call the editor with a zero length file.
                    q    Exit from the program.

          On exit from the editor, the  resulting  file  is  con-
          catenated to the end of the output file.

     -w n  Use the argument n as the width of  the  output  line.
          The default line length is 130 characters.
EXAMPLES
     A sample output of sdiff follows.

                    x    |    y
                    a         a
                    b    <<
                    c    <<
                    d         d
                         >>    c
ENVIRONMENT
     If any  of  the  LC_*  variables  (  LC_CTYPE,  LC_MESSAGES,
     LC_TIME,  LC_COLLATE,  LC_NUMERIC,  and  LC_MONETARY  ) (see
     environ(5)) are not set in the environment, the  operational
     behavior  of sdiff for each corresponding locale category is
     determined by the value of the  LANG  environment  variable.
     If LC_ALL is set, its contents are used to override both the
     LANG and the other LC_* variables.  If  none  of  the  above
     variables  is  set in the environment, the "C"  (U.S. style)
     locale determines how sdiff behaves.

     LC_CTYPE
          Determines how sdiff handles characters. When  LC_CTYPE
          is  set  to a valid value, sdiff can display and handle
          text and filenames containing valid characters for that
          locale. sdiff can display and handle Extended Unix Code
          (EUC) characters where any individual character can  be
          1,  2, or 3 bytes wide. sdiff can also handle EUC char-
          acters of 1, 2, or  more  column  widths.  In  the  "C"
          locale, only characters from ISO 8859-1 are valid.
SEE ALSO
     diff(1), ed(1), environ(5)