xdiff_file_diff

xdiff_file_diff

Make unified diff of two files

bool **xdiff_file_diff** string $old_file string $new_file string $dest int $context bool $minimal

Makes an unified diff containing differences between and and stores it in file. The resulting file is human-readable. An optional parameter specifies how many lines of context should be added around each change. Setting parameter to true will result in outputting the shortest patch file possible (can take a long time). old_file``new_file``dest``context``minimal

old_filePath to the first file. This file acts as "old" file.

new_filePath to the second file. This file acts as "new" file.

destPath of the resulting patch file.

contextIndicates how many lines of context you want to include in diff result.

minimalSet this parameter to true if you want to minimalize size of the result (can take a long time).

return.success

Voorbeeld: example

The following code makes unified diff of two php files with context length of 2.

<?php
$old_version = 'my_script.php';
$new_version = 'my_new_script.php';

xdiff_file_diff($old_version, $new_version, 'my_script.diff', 2);
?>

Opmerking: > This function doesn't work well with binary files. To make diff of binary files use / function. xdiff_file_bdiff``xdiff_file_rabdiff

xdiff_file_patch