NAME

       kdiff3 - Tool for Comparison and Merge of Files and Folders

SYNOPSIS

       kdiff3 [-u, --ignore] [--query] [--html] [--abort] [-m, --merge] [-b, --base file]
              [-o, --output file] [--out file] [--noauto] [--auto] [--L1 alias1] [--L2 alias2]
              [--L3 alias3] [-L, --fname alias] [--cs string] [--confighelp] [--config file]
              [File1] [File2] [File3]

DESCRIPTION

       Compares two or three input files or folders.

OPTIONS

       -u, --ignore
           Ignored. (User defined.)

       --query
           Ignored. (User defined.)

       --html
           Ignored. (User defined.)

       --abort
           Ignored. (User defined.)

       -m, --merge
           Merge the input.

       -b, --base file
           Explicit base file. For compatibility with certain tools.

       -o, --output file
           Output file. Implies -m.  e.g.: -o newfile.txt

       --out file
           Output file, again. (For compatibility with certain tools.)

       --auto
           No GUI if all conflicts are auto-solvable. (Needs -o file)

       --noauto
           Ignore --auto and always show GUI.

       --L1 alias1
           Visible name replacement for input file 1 (base).

       --L2 alias2
           Visible name replacement for input file 2.

       --L3 alias3
           Visible name replacement for input file 3.

       -L, --fname alias
           Alternative visible name replacement. Supply this once for every input.

       --cs string
           Override a config setting. Use once for every setting.  e.g.: --cs AutoAdvance=1.

       --confighelp
           Show list of config settings and current values.

       --config file
           Use a different config file.

       File1
           file1 to open (base, if not specified via --base)

       File2
           file2 to open

       File3
           file3 to open

SEE ALSO

           More detailed user documentation is available from help:/kdiff3 (either enter this URL
           into Konqueror, or run khelpcenter help:/kdiff3).
           kf5options(7)
           qt5options(7)

AUTHORS

       This manual page was written by Burkhard Lück <lueck@hube-lueck.de>.

AUTHOR

       Burkhard Lueck <lueck@hube-lueck.de>
           KDiff3 man page.