Re: Which Diff tool could I use for visually comparing two text files where Word Wrap is possible?

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On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 Susmita/Rajib wrote:
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> On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 Susmita/Rajib wrote:
>
> [   ...   ]
> You do not tell us what application you are using to view the file
> contents. If it is not a terminal application, it might well fail to
> independently implement for your delightful spectation the ECMA-48
> set graphics control sequences.
> [   ...   ]
>
> Sorry for replying late.

Take all the time you like. Eisenhower tells us that what is urgent is
rarely important, and that what is important is rarely urgent.

> It is the same lxterminal available with the live ISO as narrated
> earlier. Was it not apparent from my email?

I do not recall you specifying here what terminal you use. And it is
interesting to know.

But I meant to ask something different. I will try to be more clear.

You have reported that redirecting icdiff output to a file, in your
words, "drops all colors".

And so I have three questions:

1. Show us the full command line you enter, to redirect the output of
icdiff to a file.

2. Show us the full command line you enter, to view the contents of
that file.

3. For a suitable pair of files, report whether colors are displayed
as expected when you do

  $ icdiff file1 file2 > pretty_diff
  $ less -R pretty_diff

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never to answer any. You get wisdom from asking and not from
answering." -- Flann O'Brien, _The Third Policeman_

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