GNU bug report logs - #79959
Document --report-identical-files better

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From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-diffutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Document --report-identical-files better
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2025 22:39:06 +0800

Users read
   ‘-s’
   ‘--report-identical-files’
     Report when two files are the same.

Well that is great. But mention also what does or does not happen when
they are not the same.

    *Note Comparing Directories::.

Yes the user looks there too but the question remains.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: 79959-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#79959: Document --report-identical-files
 better
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2025 09:42:32 -0800

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]

Thanks, I installed the attached.

[0001-diff-tweak-q-s-doc.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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