diffmon − Monitor files on your system.
diffmon [options]
This manual page documents briefly the diffmon command.
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (‘-’). A summary of options is included below.
−D, −−debug
Turn on shell debugging ("set −x").
−C, −−compress-program CPROG
Use CPROG to compress saved file images.
−c, −−config-file FILE
Use FILE as the config file instead of the default, searching DIFFMONPATH if FILE not absolute pathname.
−e, −−errors-to MAINTAINER
Stderr is reported to maintainer via email. If MAINTAINER is set to "maintainer", the default maintainer is assumed (see above).
−h, −−help
You’re looking at it.
−o, −−old DIR
Old reference files are kept and looked for in DIR instead of the default.
−p, −−config-path CPATH
Use CPATH to search for configuration files instead of default path. Overrides value of DIFFMONPATH environment variable.
−S, −−suffix SUFFIX
Compressed file suffix.
−Z, −−zcat-program ZPROG
Use ZPROG to read compressed file and output uncompressed version (should not uncompress file itself).
−n, −−no-update
Don’t update the saved file images.
This manual page was written by Jeff Bailey <jbailey AT gnu DOT org>. Copyright (C) 2002 Jeff Bailey. This document is in the PUBLIC DOMAIN.