Debian Bug report logs - #396485
diff & sdiff: please allow full-color output

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Jason Spiro" <jasonspiro4@gmail.com>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: diff & sdiff: please allow full-color output

Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:51:18 -0500

Package: diff
Version: 2.8.7
Severity: wishlist

It would be great if diff and/or sdiff could show their output in color.

You could add an option like -V, for "view color", for the feature. Or
you could add a --color=auto switch like in ls. Or, you could pick the
most convenient option for the most users: you could show color
automatically if stdout is an interactive terminal as opposed to a
pipe. (This way even people who don't know about the new option will
automatically find out about it.)

(When I view diffs in vim, they show up in color. Lines like "3a2,3"
are yellowish-brown, "<" lines are magenta, and ">" lines are cyan.
But to see this wonderful effect, I must open the diffs in vim. GNU
diff and sdiff have no such feature.)

P.S. Thanks for writing / packaging the diffutils. I use them
constantly and they always work well for me.

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Message #8 received at 396485-forwarded@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>

To: bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org

Cc: 396485-forwarded@bugs.debian.org, Jason Spiro <jasonspiro4@gmail.com>

Subject: Bug#396485: diff & sdiff: please allow full-color output (fwd)

Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:12:26 +0100 (CET)

Hello.

I received this from the Debian bug system:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jason Spiro <jasonspiro4@gmail.com>
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:51:18 -0500
Subject: diff & sdiff: please allow full-color output

Package: diff
Version: 2.8.7
Severity: wishlist

It would be great if diff and/or sdiff could show their output in color.

You could add an option like -V, for "view color", for the feature. Or
you could add a --color=auto switch like in ls. Or, you could pick the
most convenient option for the most users: you could show color
automatically if stdout is an interactive terminal as opposed to a
pipe. (This way even people who don't know about the new option will
automatically find out about it.)

(When I view diffs in vim, they show up in color. Lines like "3a2,3"
are yellowish-brown, "<" lines are magenta, and ">" lines are cyan.
But to see this wonderful effect, I must open the diffs in vim. GNU
diff and sdiff have no such feature.)

P.S. Thanks for writing / packaging the diffutils. I use them
constantly and they always work well for me.

-- 
Jason Spiro: computer consulting with a smile.
I also provide training and spyware removal services for homes and businesses.
Call or email for a FREE 5-minute consultation. Satisfaction guaranteed.
416-781-5938 / Email: info@jspiro.com / MSN: jasonspiro@hotmail.com

Message #9 received at 396485-forwarded@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Dan Hipschman <dsh@linux.ucla.edu>

To: Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>

Cc: bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org, Jason Spiro <jasonspiro4@gmail.com>, 396485-forwarded@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#396485: diff & sdiff: please allow full-color output (fwd)

Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:54:34 -0800

On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 01:12:26PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote:
> You could add an option like -V, for "view color", for the feature. Or
> you could add a --color=auto switch like in ls. Or, you could pick the
> most convenient option for the most users: you could show color
> automatically if stdout is an interactive terminal as opposed to a
> pipe. (This way even people who don't know about the new option will
> automatically find out about it.)

It seems like a small perl script could accomplish the same effect more
modularly, like colorgcc does (you could probably just modify that
script).  That way you could even color the output from "cvs diff", or
"git-diff" or whatever.  For example:

$ diff foo bar | colordiff
...

Message #22 received at 396485-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>

To: 396485-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#396485: fixed in diffutils 1:3.5-1

Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 22:21:50 +0000

Source: diffutils
Source-Version: 1:3.5-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
diffutils, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 396485@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org> (supplier of updated diffutils package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:01:00 +0100
Source: diffutils
Binary: diffutils diffutils-doc
Architecture: source
Version: 1:3.5-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>
Changed-By: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>
Description:
 diffutils  - File comparison utilities
 diffutils-doc - Documentation for GNU diffutils in HTML format
Closes: 396485 737180 804544
Changes:
 diffutils (1:3.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream release.
   * Drop all patches, as none of them is required anymore.
   * There are now --color and --palette options. Closes: #396485.
   * Exit status of diff for binary files that differ is now 1, not 2,
     as mandated by POSIX. Closes: #737180.
   * Option --no-dereference is now documented in manpage. Closes: #804544.
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