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 2.2.2 Unified Format
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 The unified output format is a variation on the context format that is
 more compact because it omits redundant context lines.  To select this
 output format, use the '--unified[=LINES]' ('-U LINES'), or '-u' option.
 The argument LINES is the number of lines of context to show.  When it
 is not given, it defaults to three.
 
    In the early 1990s, only GNU 'diff' could produce this format and
 only GNU 'patch' could automatically apply diffs in this format.  For
 proper operation, 'patch' typically needs at least three lines of
 context.
 

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· Example Unified  Sample output in unified format.
· Detailed Unified A detailed description of unified format.
 

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