sdiff
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sdiff is a command-line utility that displays two files side by side and highlights their differences, allowing interactive merging of changes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sdiff canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2792803 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: sdiff Context triple: [GNU Diffutils, includesUtility, sdiff]
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A.
NSSet
NSSet is an Objective-C collection class that represents an unordered, unique set of objects, commonly used in Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks.
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B.
DSF
DSF was a mass organization in East Germany dedicated to promoting political, cultural, and social ties between the German Democratic Republic and the Soviet Union.
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C.
Set
Set is an ancient Egyptian god associated primarily with chaos, storms, and disorder, often depicted as the adversary of his brother Osiris and the rival of Horus.
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D.
DS
DS is the standardized Diploma Supplement used across the European Higher Education Area to provide transparent, comparable information about higher education qualifications.
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E.
DS
DS is the Directorate of Support, a key administrative and logistical branch responsible for providing essential support services within an intelligence or governmental organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: sdiff Target entity description: sdiff is a command-line utility that displays two files side by side and highlights their differences, allowing interactive merging of changes.
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A.
NSSet
NSSet is an Objective-C collection class that represents an unordered, unique set of objects, commonly used in Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks.
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B.
DSF
DSF was a mass organization in East Germany dedicated to promoting political, cultural, and social ties between the German Democratic Republic and the Soviet Union.
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C.
Set
Set is an ancient Egyptian god associated primarily with chaos, storms, and disorder, often depicted as the adversary of his brother Osiris and the rival of Horus.
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D.
DS
DS is the Directorate of Support, a key administrative and logistical branch responsible for providing essential support services within an intelligence or governmental organization.
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E.
DS
DS is the standardized Diploma Supplement used across the European Higher Education Area to provide transparent, comparable information about higher education qualifications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Unix command
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command-line utility ⓘ file comparison tool ⓘ |
| changeMarker |
"<" for lines only in the left file
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">" for lines only in the right file ⓘ "|" for differing lines ⓘ |
| distribution | most Unix-like system distributions ⓘ |
| documentation | sdiff(1) man page ⓘ |
| input | two file paths ⓘ |
| invokedFrom | shell ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| option |
--strip-trailing-cr (strip carriage return at end of input lines)
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-B (ignore changes whose lines are all blank) ⓘ -E (ignore changes due to tab expansion) ⓘ -Z (ignore trailing white space) ⓘ -b (ignore changes in the amount of white space) ⓘ -i (ignore case differences in lines) ⓘ -l (left-column mode in some implementations) ⓘ -o FILE (write merged output to FILE) ⓘ -s (suppress common lines) ⓘ -t (expand tabs to spaces in output) ⓘ -w N (set output width to N characters) ⓘ |
| output |
merge result written to a file or standard output
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side-by-side comparison of the two files ⓘ |
| outputFormat | two columns separated by a gutter with change markers ⓘ |
| partOf |
GNU Diffutils
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surface form:
GNU diffutils
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| primaryFunction | display differences between two files side by side ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
cmp
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colordiff ⓘ diff ⓘ wdiff ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Linux
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Unix-like operating systems ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
ignoring case differences
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ignoring whitespace differences ⓘ interactive merging of changes ⓘ side-by-side diff output ⓘ suppressing common lines ⓘ treating files as binary ⓘ treating files as text ⓘ |
| typicalInvocation | sdiff [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2 ⓘ |
| useCase |
assisting manual three-way merges when combined with other tools
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merging changes from two versions of a text file ⓘ reviewing differences between configuration files ⓘ |
| userInteraction | prompts user to choose which version of differing lines to keep ⓘ |
| usesProgram | diff ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: sdiff Description of subject: sdiff is a command-line utility that displays two files side by side and highlights their differences, allowing interactive merging of changes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.