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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 format (Note: Context Format) and the unified format (Note:
Unified Format) are superior.  Normal format is the default for
compatibility with older versions of `diff' and the Posix standard.

Detailed Normal

A detailed description of normal output format.

Example Normal

Sample output in the normal format.