rdiff.1

rsync的核心代码库。主要作用是比较二进制文件

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.TH rdiff 1 "$Date: 2002/01/25 21:25:34 $" 
.SH NAME
rdiff \- compute and apply signature-based file differences
.SH SYNOPSYS
.nf
\fBrdiff\fP [\fIoptions\fP] \fBsignature\fP \fIold-file signature-file\fP
.PP
\fBrdiff\fP [\fIoptions\fP] \fBdelta\fP \fIsignature-file new-file delta-file\fP
.PP
\fBrdiff\fP [\fIoptions\fP] \fBpatch\fP \fIbasis-file delta-file new-file\fP
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
In every case where a filename must be specified, \- may be used
instead to mean either standard input or standard output as
appropriate.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
0 for successful completion, 1 for environmental problems (file not
found, invalid options, IO error, etc), 2 for a corrupt file and 3 for
an internal error or unhandled situation in librsync or rdiff.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR librsync "(3)"
.SH "AUTHOR"
Martin Pool <[e-mail]>
.PP
The original rsync algorithm was discovered by Andrew Tridgell.
.PP
rdiff development has been supported by Linuxcare, Inc and VA Linux
Systems.