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Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 12:17:04 -0500
From: JT Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: diff -q implies --binary
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Regarding the djgpp port of diffutils 2.8:

It seems the `-q' (or --brief) option to `diff' forces a binary
comparison.  This seems wrong; `-q' is just a reporting option
and shouldn't affect the type of comparison (binary/text).

% echo "bar" > foo1
% cp foo1 foo2
% dtou foo1
% utod foo2

% diff foo1 foo2

% diff -q foo1 foo2
Files foo1 and foo2 differ

% diff --brief foo1 foo2
Files foo1 and foo2 differ