:diff: /dif/ n. 1. A change listing, especially giving
differences between (and additions to) source code or documents
(the term is often used in the plural `diffs'). "Send me your
diffs for the Jargon File!" Compare {vdiff}. 2. Specifically,
such a listing produced by the `diff(1)' command, esp. when
used as specification input to the `patch(1)' utility (which
can actually perform the modifications; see {patch}). This is a
common method of distributing patches and source updates in the
UNIX/C world. 3. v. To compare (whether or not by use of automated
tools on machine-readable files); see also {vdiff},
{mod}.
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differences between (and additions to) source code or documents
(the term is often used in the plural `diffs'). "Send me your
diffs for the Jargon File!" Compare {vdiff}. 2. Specifically,
such a listing produced by the `diff(1)' command, esp. when
used as specification input to the `patch(1)' utility (which
can actually perform the modifications; see {patch}). This is a
common method of distributing patches and source updates in the
UNIX/C world. 3. v. To compare (whether or not by use of automated
tools on machine-readable files); see also {vdiff},
{mod}.
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Related:
- diff /dif/ n.
1. A change listing, especially giving
differences between (and additions to) source code or documents
(the term is often used in the plural `diffs')
Send me your diffs for the Jargon File!" Compare... - vdiff: /vee'dif/ v.,n. Visual diff. The operation of finding
differences between two files by {eyeball search}
The term `optical diff' has also been reported,... - patch
1. n. A temporary addition to a piece of code
usually as a quick-and-dirty remedy to an existing... - vdiff /vee'dif/ v.,n.
Visual diff. The operation of
finding differences between two files by eyeball search
The term `optical diff' has also been reported,... - delta: n. 1. [techspeak] A quantitative change, especially a small
or incremental one (this use is general in physics and
engineering)
I just doubled the speed of my program!" "What ... - lint: [from UNIX's `lint(1)', named for the bits of fluff it
supposedly picks from programs] 1
vt. To examine a program closely for style, language... - bits: n.pl. 1. Information. Examples: "I need some bits about file
formats
("I need to know about file formats.") Compare {core... - mod: vt.,n. 1. Short for `modify' or `modification'
Very commonly used --- in fact the full terms are... - delta n.
1. [techspeak] A quantitative change, especially a
small or incremental one (this use is general in physics and
engineering)
I just doubled the speed of my program!" "What ...
