GNU bug report logs - #25121
Bug with diff -y argument

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Package: diffutils;

Reported by: Oliver Dixon <oliver.w.dixon <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2016 22:27:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Oliver Dixon <oliver.w.dixon <at> gmail.com>, 25121 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25121: [bug-diffutils] bug#25121: Bug with diff -y argument
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2016 15:24:59 -0800

On 12/05/2016 02:17 PM, Oliver Dixon wrote:
> I have recently experienced a bug with the -y argument in diff, where 
> the pipes are totally misaligned. I went to Reddit and someone 
> suggested I reported it here. See the problem here: 
> https://i.imgur.com/TRKfwFQ.jpg
>
> Ollie

Can you supply the exact files you used (as attachments) and the command 
you ran? That might help others reproduce the problem.
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