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 Options to `sdiff'
 ==================
 
    Below is a summary of all of the options that GNU `sdiff' accepts.
 Each option has two equivalent names, one of which is a single letter
 preceded by `-', and the other of which is a long name preceded by
 `--'.  Multiple single letter options (unless they take an argument)
 can be combined into a single command line argument.  Long named
 options can be abbreviated to any unique prefix of their name.
 
 `-a'
 `--text'
      Treat all files as text and compare them line-by-line, even if they
      do not appear to be text.   Binary.
 
 `-b'
 `--ignore-space-change'
      Ignore changes in amount of white space.   White Space.
 
 `-B'
 `--ignore-blank-lines'
      Ignore changes that just insert or delete blank lines.  
      Blank Lines.
 
 `-d'
 `--minimal'
      Change the algorithm to perhaps find a smaller set of changes.
      This makes `sdiff' slower (sometimes much slower).   diff
      Performance.
 
 `--diff-program=PROGRAM'
      Use the compatible comparison program PROGRAM to compare files
      instead of `diff'.
 
 `-E'
 `--ignore-tab-expansion'
      Ignore changes due to tab expansion.   White Space.
 
 `--help'
      Output a summary of usage and then exit.
 
 `-i'
 `--ignore-case'
      Ignore changes in case; consider upper- and lower-case to be the
      same.   Case Folding.
 
 `-I REGEXP'
 `--ignore-matching-lines=REGEXP'
      Ignore changes that just insert or delete lines that match REGEXP.
       Specified Folding.
 
 `-l'
 `--left-column'
      Print only the left column of two common lines.   Side by
      Side Format.
 
 `-o FILE'
 `--output=FILE'
      Put merged output into FILE.  This option is required for merging.
 
 `-s'
 `--suppress-common-lines'
      Do not print common lines.   Side by Side Format.
 
 `--speed-large-files'
      Use heuristics to speed handling of large files that have numerous
      scattered small changes.   diff Performance.
 
 `--strip-trailing-cr'
      Strip any trailing carriage return at the end of an input line.
       Binary.
 
 `-t'
 `--expand-tabs'
      Expand tabs to spaces in the output, to preserve the alignment of
      tabs in the input files.   Tabs.
 
 `-v'
 `--version'
      Output version information and then exit.
 
 `-w COLUMNS'
 `--width=COLUMNS'
      Output at most COLUMNS (default 130) print columns per line.
       Side by Side Format.  Note that for historical reasons,
      this option is `-W' in `diff', `-w' in `sdiff'.
 
 `-W'
 `--ignore-all-space'
      Ignore white space when comparing lines.   White Space.
      Note that for historical reasons, this option is `-w' in `diff',
      `-W' in `sdiff'.
 
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