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5.2 Paginating diff Output

It can be convenient to have long output page-numbered and time-stamped. The `-l' and `--paginate' options do this by sending the diff output through the pr program. Here is what the page header might look like for `diff -lc lao tzu':

 
2002-02-22 14:20                 diff -lc lao tzu                 Page 1


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