(diffutils.info)Adjusting Output

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5 Making 'diff' Output Prettier
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'diff' provides several ways to adjust the appearance of its output.
These adjustments can be applied to any output format.

Tabs

Preserving the alignment of tab stops.

Trailing Blanks

Suppressing blanks before empty output lines.

Pagination

Page numbering and time-stamping 'diff' output.