Re: patch: do not emit trailing blanks in context header

[Chuck Swiger]

On Sep 5, 2006, at 10:29 AM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> > Do you think this change is worth pursuing?
>
> Yes.
>
> Personally, I'd like at least an option to make "diff -u" omit those
> unnecessary trailing blanks, if for no other reason than to make it
> easier to see any remaining (due to actual differences) trailing  
> spaces.

Would the existing -b, -w, or -B options to diff help?

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-Chuck