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[64.90.62.162]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384) by 0.0.0.0:2500 (trex/5.18.5); Sat, 28 Dec 2019 21:34:54 +0000 X-MC-Relay: Neutral X-MailChannels-SenderId: dreamhost|x-authsender|jidanni@jidanni.org X-MailChannels-Auth-Id: dreamhost X-Harmony-Daffy: 7ec05a3a589668e1_1577568894373_1462290247 X-MC-Loop-Signature: 1577568894373:2515427955 X-MC-Ingress-Time: 1577568894372 Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a76.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a76.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB70B8027D for ; Sat, 28 Dec 2019 13:34:48 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=jidanni.org; h=from:to :subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; s= jidanni.org; bh=HxuqrbZ6gIVHvFXgxhBiJPrtJvk=; b=W3ZmDqIRChFRgd6h y2GHaJr659zHKW6SxkBn/dO2qf2d7mhaK7nojtLORMOFFSReBGQm+0OXV2hdoFtb r9tJeJePzVvIeUlLFxoS0SlwPcP7ctV82DgYRxHp7vqaQUiSTjv97k3oeq/Yuuyg mgYcZLjfb2+K8m7FekJC9sgKyQQ= Received: from jidanni.org (114-41-17-74.dynamic-ip.hinet.net [114.41.17.74]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jidanni@jidanni.org) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a76.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8740B8027C for ; Sat, 28 Dec 2019 13:34:48 -0800 (PST) X-DH-BACKEND: pdx1-sub0-mail-a76 From: =?UTF-8?Q?=E7=A9=8D=E4=B8=B9=E5=B0=BC?= Dan Jacobson Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 05:19:26 +0800 Message-ID: <87d0c86tcx.8.fsf@jidanni.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-VR-OUT-STATUS: OK X-VR-OUT-SCORE: 0 X-VR-OUT-SPAMCAUSE: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedufedrvdeftddgudehvdcutefuodetggdotefrodftvfcurfhrohhfihhlvgemucggtfgfnhhsuhgsshgtrhhisggvpdfftffgtefojffquffvnecuuegrihhlohhuthemuceftddtnecunecujfgurhephffvufffkfggtgesthdtredttddtjeenucfhrhhomhepnjjnnjcuffgrnhculfgrtghosghsohhnuceojhhiuggrnhhnihesjhhiuggrnhhnihdrohhrgheqnecukfhppeduudegrdeguddrudejrdejgeenucfrrghrrghmpehmohguvgepshhmthhppdhhvghlohepjhhiuggrnhhnihdrohhrghdpihhnvghtpeduudegrdeguddrudejrdejgedprhgvthhurhhnqdhprghthheppeeruhhtfhdqkeerueerheeimhfphefnihehhegsveekreepucffrghnucflrggtohgsshhonhcuoehjihgurghnnhhisehjihgurghnnhhirdhorhhgqedpmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpehjihgurghnnhhisehjihgurghnnhhirdhorhhgpdhnrhgtphhtthhopegsuhhgqdguihhffhhuthhilhhssehgnhhurdhorhhgnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptd X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 23.83.212.7 X-Spam-Score: -1.4 (-) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) $ diff -y --suppress-common-lines -c --show-function-line=mirah A B diff: conflicting output style options diff: Try 'diff --help' for more information. Actually diff --help won't tell the user about conflicts. One cannot even find mention in the Info manual for this case (or others.) Also the message doesn't say which options are the conflicting ones. diff (GNU diffutils) 3.7