GNU bug report logs - #16613
diff -r with .gz files in the directories

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Package: diffutils;

Reported by: Peng Yu <pengyu.ut <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2014 15:25:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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From: Peng Yu <pengyu.ut <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-diffutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: diff -r with .gz files in the directories
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2014 09:24:52 -0600
Hi,

diff -r cannot compare .gz files based on the original file. zdiff
does not have the option of -r. Does it make sense to make diff be
aware of .gz format at least when -r is used? Thanks.

-- 
Regards,
Peng




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