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p4 diff (graph)

Diff utility for comparing workspace content to repo content. (For comparing two repo paths, see p4 diff2 (graph).)

Syntax

p4 diff [-doptions -soptions file ...]

Description

On the client machine, diff a client file against the corresponding revision in the repo. The file is compared only if the file is opened for edit. If the file specification is omitted, all open files are diffed.

Options

• The -doptions supported by p4 diff are:

  Option	Name
  -db	ignore changes made within whitespace; this option implies -dl.
  -dc[num]	context output format, showing line number ranges and num lines of context around the changes.
  -dl	ignore line-ending (CR/LF) convention when finding diffs.
  -dn	RCS output format, showing additions and deletions made to the file and associated line ranges.
  -ds	summary output format, showing only the number of chunks and lines added, deleted, or changed.
  -du[num]	unified output format, showing added and deleted lines with num lines of context, in a form compatible with the patch(1) utility.
  -dw	ignore whitespace altogether; this option implies -dl.

• The -soptions supported by p4 diff are:

  Option	Name
  -sa	Show only the names of opened files that are different from the revision in the depot, or are missing.
  -sd	Show only the names of unopened files that are missing from the client workspace, but present in the depot.
  -se	Show only the names of unopened files in the client workspace that are different than the revision in the depot.
  -sl	Every unopened file is compared with the depot, and listed with a status of same, diff, or missing.
  -sr	Show only the names of opened files in the client workspace that are identical to the revision in the depot.