(diff.info) Special Files

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(diff.info) Changing Structure

(diff.info) Shortcomings

(diff.info) Unusual File Names

 
 Files that are Neither Directories Nor Regular Files
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    Some files are neither directories nor regular files: they are
 unusual files like symbolic links, device special files, named pipes,
 and sockets.  Currently, `diff' treats symbolic links like regular
 files; it treats other special files like regular files if they are
 specified at the top level, but simply reports their presence when
 comparing directories.  This means that `patch' cannot represent changes
 to such files.  For example, if you change which file a symbolic link
 points to, `diff' outputs the difference between the two files, instead
 of the change to the symbolic link.
 
    `diff' should optionally report changes to special files specially,
 and `patch' should be extended to understand these extensions.
 

情報カタログ

(diff.info) Changing Structure

(diff.info) Shortcomings

(diff.info) Unusual File Names