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diff - `--palette` values are used verbatim; backslash escapes are not decoded

uutils/diffutils#362 · opened

on Nov 9, 2026

diff - `-N` exits 0 when neither file exists

uutils/diffutils#360 · opened

on Nov 9, 2026

diff - `-p`/`-F` function line is cut at 40 characters, not bytes, and keeps a trailing `\v`

uutils/diffutils#359 · opened

on Nov 9, 2026

diff - `--ignore-file-name-case` picks a case variant over an exact-name dangling symlink

uutils/diffutils#357 · opened

on Nov 9, 2026

diff - `--ignore-file-name-case` folds non-ASCII letters in the C locale

uutils/diffutils#356 · opened

on Nov 9, 2026

diff - `-t` tab expansion miscounts columns after CR, backspace and control bytes

uutils/diffutils#354 · opened

on Nov 9, 2026

diff - FIFO operands hang or lose data because the same-file check opens them

uutils/diffutils#351 · opened

on Nov 9, 2026

diff - binary detection looks at 16 KiB instead of the file's first buffer

uutils/diffutils#349 · opened

on Nov 9, 2026

cmp - `-l` offset column is 19 characters wide when one operand is stdin

uutils/diffutils#348 · opened

on Nov 9, 2026

cmp - usage errors lack GNU's wording, `cmp:` prefix and "Try --help" line

uutils/diffutils#347 · opened

on Nov 9, 2026

cmp - stdout on /dev/null also silences error messages on stderr

uutils/diffutils#345 · opened

on Nov 9, 2026

diff: -U/-C given with -u/-c uses the wrong context length

uutils/diffutils#340 · opened

on Nov 7, 2026

diff -e: no script at all when a file has no newline at the end

uutils/diffutils#332 · opened

on Oct 26, 2026

sdiff: fix the layout of unchanged rows, blank lines and cut tabs

uutils/diffutils#300 · opened

on Oct 6, 2026

diff: clustered short options such as -ut and -qst are rejected

uutils/diffutils#298 · opened

on Oct 4, 2026

cmp: quiet mode compares full file sizes before applying -n

uutils/diffutils#295 · opened

on Oct 3, 2026

diff: return the difference status with -y

uutils/diffutils#290 · opened

on Sep 28, 2026

diff: two large files abort with a ~100 TB allocation

uutils/diffutils#287 · opened

on Sep 24, 2026

diff: `-t --tabsize=<huge>` aborts in `do_expand_tabs`

uutils/diffutils#286 · opened

on Sep 24, 2026

diff&cmp not suitable to be called as library functions.

uutils/diffutils#280 · opened

on Aug 31, 2026

sdiff: implement the `|` marker for changed lines

uutils/diffutils#272 · opened

on Aug 15, 2026

diff: `-y --tabsize=<huge>` overflows the column arithmetic (overflow-checks only)

uutils/diffutils#264 · opened

on Jul 17, 2026

diff panics on an oversized inline context count (`-c`/`-u`/`-C`/`-U`): parse overflow and capacity overflow

uutils/diffutils#245 · opened

on Jun 10, 2026

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Git Tag str should not contain the prefix `v`

uutils/diffutils#239 · opened

on Jun 6, 2026

Allow building individual binaries

uutils/diffutils#232 · opened

on May 16, 2026

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diff - `--palette` values are used verbatim; backslash escapes are not decoded

diff - `-N` exits 0 when neither file exists

diff - `-p`/`-F` function line is cut at 40 characters, not bytes, and keeps a trailing `\v`

diff - `--ignore-file-name-case` picks a case variant over an exact-name dangling symlink

diff - `--ignore-file-name-case` folds non-ASCII letters in the C locale

diff - `-t` tab expansion miscounts columns after CR, backspace and control bytes

diff - FIFO operands hang or lose data because the same-file check opens them

diff - binary detection looks at 16 KiB instead of the file's first buffer

cmp - `-l` offset column is 19 characters wide when one operand is stdin

cmp - usage errors lack GNU's wording, `cmp:` prefix and "Try --help" line

cmp - stdout on /dev/null also silences error messages on stderr

diff: -U/-C given with -u/-c uses the wrong context length

diff -e: no script at all when a file has no newline at the end

sdiff: fix the layout of unchanged rows, blank lines and cut tabs

diff: clustered short options such as -ut and -qst are rejected

cmp: quiet mode compares full file sizes before applying -n

diff: return the difference status with -y

diff: two large files abort with a ~100 TB allocation

diff: `-t --tabsize=<huge>` aborts in `do_expand_tabs`

diff&cmp not suitable to be called as library functions.

sdiff: implement the `|` marker for changed lines

diff: `-y --tabsize=<huge>` overflows the column arithmetic (overflow-checks only)

diff panics on an oversized inline context count (`-c`/`-u`/`-C`/`-U`): parse overflow and capacity overflow

Git Tag str should not contain the prefix `v`

Allow building individual binaries