GNU bug report logs - #25121
Bug with diff -y argument

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Package: diffutils; Reported by: Oliver Dixon <oliver.w.dixon@HIDDEN>; dated Mon, 5 Dec 2016 22:27:02 UTC; Maintainer for diffutils is bug-diffutils@HIDDEN.

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Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#25121: Bug with diff -y argument
To: Oliver Dixon <oliver.w.dixon@HIDDEN>, 25121 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
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On 12/05/2016 02:17 PM, Oliver Dixon wrote:
> I have recently experienced a bug with the -y argument in diff, where 
> the pipes are totally misaligned. I went to Reddit and someone 
> suggested I reported it here. See the problem here: 
> https://i.imgur.com/TRKfwFQ.jpg
>
> Ollie

Can you supply the exact files you used (as attachments) and the command 
you ran? That might help others reproduce the problem.





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bug#25121; Package diffutils. Full text available.

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I have recently experienced a bug with the -y argument in diff, where the pi=
pes are totally misaligned. I went to Reddit and someone suggested I reporte=
d it here. See the problem here: https://i.imgur.com/TRKfwFQ.jpg

Ollie=

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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I have recently experienced a bug with the -y argument in diff, where the pipes are totally misaligned. I went to Reddit and someone suggested I reported it here. See the problem here:&nbsp;<a href="https://i.imgur.com/TRKfwFQ.jpg">https://i.imgur.com/TRKfwFQ.jpg</a><br><br>Ollie</div></body></html>
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Acknowledgement sent to Oliver Dixon <oliver.w.dixon@HIDDEN>:
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Report forwarded to bug-diffutils@HIDDEN:
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