Add -H as an alias for --speed-large-file to match GNU diff.
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Authored by jhb on Jun 2 2017, 12:04 AM.

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rS319489: Add -H as an alias for --speed-large-file to match GNU diff.

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This is undocumented to match GNU diff where -H is also undocumented.
Some existing software (such as kompare) uses this option by default.

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Run 'kompare foo bar' on HEAD

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jhb created this revision.Jun 2 2017, 12:04 AM

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emaste accepted this revision.Jun 2 2017, 12:08 AM

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Closed by commit rS319489: Add -H as an alias for --speed-large-file to match GNU diff. (authored by jhb). · Explain WhyJun 2 2017, 3:26 AM

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