From:	Martin Str|mberg <ams AT speedy DOT ludd DOT luth DOT se>
Subject:	Re: diff -q implies --binary
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:

: On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, JT Williams wrote:

:> Regarding the djgpp port of diffutils 2.8:
:> 
:> It seems the `-q' (or --brief) option to `diff' forces a binary
:> comparison.

: Right; this is the intended behavior, as documented in the Diffutils 
: manual.

Well, it's not documented below the description for "-q" or its Note.


Right,

						MartinS

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