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DEBDIFF

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debdiff can also handle changes between groups of .deb files in two ways. The first is to specify two .changes files. In this case, the .deb files listed in the .changes file will be compared, by taking the contents of all of the listed .deb files together. (The .deb files listed are assumed to be in the same directory as the .changes file.) The second way is to list the .deb files of interest specifically using the --from ... --to syntax. These both help if a package is broken up into smaller packages and one wishes to ensure that nothing is lost in the interim. The control files are compared in both of these cases only when there is only one .deb involved on each side of the comparison.

debdiff examines the devscripts configuration files as described below. Command line options override the configuration file settings, though.

If debdiff is passed two source packages (.dsc files) it will compare the contents of the source packages.  

OPTIONS

--help, -h

Show a summary of options.

--version, -v

Show version and copyright information.

--dirs, -d

The default mode of operation is to ignore directory names which appear in the filelist, but they, too, will be considered if this option is given.

--nodirs

Ignore directory names which appear in the filelist. This is the default and it can be used to override a configuration file setting.

--move FROM TO, -m FROM TO

It sometimes occurs that various files or directories are moved around between revisions. This can be handled using this option. There are two arguments, the first giving the location of the directory or file in the first package, and the second in the second. Any files in the first listing whose names begin with the first argument are treated as having that substituted for the second argument when the file lists are compared. Any number of --move arguments may be given; they are processed in the order in which they appear.

--nocontrol

If debdiff is called with two .deb files specified by name, then it will compare the respective control files using wdiff(1). This option suppresses this part of the processing.

--control

Compare the respective control files; this is the default, and it can be used to override a configuration file setting.

--wp, --wl, --wt

Pass a -p, -l or -t option to wdiff respectively. (This yields the whole wdiff output rather than just the lines with any changes.)

--show-moved

If multiple .deb files are specified on the command line, either using .changes files or the --from/--to syntax, then this option will also show which files (if any) have moved between packages. (The package names are simply determined from the names of the .deb files.)

--noshow-moved

The default behaviour; can be used to override a configuration file setting.

--renamed FROM TO

If --show-moved is being used and a package has been renamed in the process, this command instructs debdiff to treat the package in the first list called FROM as if it were called TO. Multiple uses of this option are permitted.

CONFIGURATION VARIABLES

DEBDIFF_DIRS

If this is set to yes, then it is the same as the --dirs command line parameter being used.

DEBDIFF_CONTROL

If this is set to no, then it is the same as the --nocontrol command line parameter being used. The default is yes.

DEBDIFF_SHOW_MOVED

If this is set to yes, then it is the same as the --show-moved command line parameter being used.

DEBDIFF_WDIFF_OPT

This option will be passed to wdiff; it should be one of -p, -l or -t.

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