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Fix etcupdate diff with POSIXLY_CORRECT set, add option to list changes files
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Authored by lytboris_gmail.com on Wed, Apr 29, 11:07 AM.

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etcupdate diff fails to show any diffs when POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable is set. Instead of showing a diff, etcupdate diff emits diff --help for each file that was altered locally. This happens due to misplacement of the second -L argument of diff command, it is treated by getopt_long as an error.

This proposal fixes this behavior simply moving the second -L argument into a proper place.

A new feature comes along with this fix: -l argument for a diff command alters the way it shows differences. Instead of printing full diff, it reports changed file the same way as added/removed files are reported.

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