Re: diff(1) command options

[Simon Burge <simonb%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

Paul Goyette wrote:

> In my case, I have a shell alias for
> 
>  	alias diff "diff -u"
> 
> 'cuz most of the time I want a -u output.  But once in a blue moon (or perhaps 
> once in a blue+super moon) I want a -y (side-by-side) output; it's a real pain 
> to have to bypass the alias by specifying a complete path to /usr/bin/diff

Not really addressing your original question, but is using \diff an
option for those times you want to use -y?  Most shells allow you to put
a \ in front of an alias to bypass the alias.  At least it means you
don't have to remember where diff lives and resort using the full path.

Cheers,
Simon.