DIFFERENCES Compares two files and lists the differences SYNTAX DIFFERENCES[/options] oldfile,newfile SEMANTICS Oldfile and newfile are the files to be compared. The file named in oldfile shows up as file 1 in the differences listing. The default file types are .MAC for input, and .DIF for output. OPTIONS ALLOCATE:size Reserves space for an output file ALWAYS Always produces an output file after a binary comparison, even if there were no differences AUDITTRAIL Includes an audit trail in the output file; valid only with the /SLP option BINARY Compares binary files BLANKLINES Includes blank lines in the comparison BYTES Does binary comparison byte by byte, rather than word by word CASE:type Specifies type of case sensitivity for the comparison; type may be either GENERAL or EXACT, for case insensitive or sensitive, respectively CHANGEBAR Includes a changebar character on lines in the output file that differ from the first input file COMMENTS (default) Includes assembly language comments in the comparison DEVICE Compares contents of two entire volumes, beginning at block zero. END:n Specifies the ending block in the file for a binary comparison FORMFEED Includes formfeeds in the output listing MATCH:n Specifies the number of lines that must agree to constitute a match NOCOMMENTS Excludes assembly language comments from the comparison NOSPACES Excludes spaces and tabs from the comparison NOTRIM Includes trailing spaces and tabs in the comparison OUTPUT[:filespec] Specifies the file name for the differences listing file PRINTER Prints the differences listing on the line printer QUIET Prints only a summary message for a binary comparison SIPP:filnam.typ Specifies the name of the file to contain the SIPP commands that would change oldfile to newfile. (binary comparison only) SLP:filnam.typ Specifies the name of the file to contain the SLP commands that would change oldfile to newfile. (source comparison only) SPACES (default) Includes spaces and tabs in the comparison START:n Specifies the starting block in the file for a binary comparison TERMINAL (default) Types the differences listing on the terminal TRIM (default) Excludes trailing spaces and tabs from the comparison EXAMPLES DIFFERENCES FILE1.TXT,FILE2.TXT DIFFERENCES/MATCH:1/OUTPUT:DIFF.TXT FILE1.TXT,FILE2.TXT DIFFERENCES/SLP:FILE12.DIF FILE1.MAC,FILE2.MAC