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An Example of diff3 Normal Format

The following is the output of the command 'diff3 lao tzu tao' (see A Third Sample Input File for the complete contents of the files). Notice that it shows only the lines that are different among the three files.

====2
1:1,2c
3:1,2c
The Way that can be told of is not the eternal Way;
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
2:0a
====
1 1:4c
The Named is the mother of all things.
2:2,3c
3:4,5c
The named is the mother of all things.
====3
1:8c
2:7c
so we may see their outcome.
3:9c
so we may see their result.
====
1:11a
2:11,13c
They both may be called deep and profound.
Deeper and more profound,
The door of all subtleties!
3:13,14c
-- The Way of Lao-Tzu, tr. Wing-tsit Chan