diffutils: Example diff3 Normal

 
 7.2 An Example of 'diff3' Normal Format
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 Here is the output of the command 'diff3 lao tzu tao' (⇒Sample
 diff3 Input, for the complete contents of the files).  Notice that it
 shows only the lines that are different among the three files.
 
      ====2
      1:1,2c
      3:1,2c
        The Way that can be told of is not the eternal Way;
        The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
      2:0a
      ====1
      1:4c
        The Named is the mother of all things.
      2:2,3c
      3:4,5c
        The named is the mother of all things.
 
      ====3
      1:8c
      2:7c
          so we may see their outcome.
      3:9c
          so we may see their result.
      ====
      1:11a
      2:11,13c
        They both may be called deep and profound.
        Deeper and more profound,
        The door of all subtleties!
      3:13,14c
 
          -- The Way of Lao-Tzu, tr. Wing-tsit Chan