GDIFF
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'''GDIFF''' (Generic Diff) is a binary format for representing "diffs" of what has changed in a file since a previous version. It was released as a format specification submitted in 1997 to the W3C as a note, to be published in their site but not explicitly endorsed by that organization. | '''GDIFF''' (Generic Diff) is a binary format for representing "diffs" of what has changed in a file since a previous version. It was released as a format specification submitted in 1997 to the W3C as a note, to be published in their site but not explicitly endorsed by that organization. | ||
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| + | == Identification == | ||
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| + | A GDIFF file starts with the hex bytes <code>d1 ff d1 ff</code> followed by a one-byte version number. | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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GDIFF (Generic Diff) is a binary format for representing "diffs" of what has changed in a file since a previous version. It was released as a format specification submitted in 1997 to the W3C as a note, to be published in their site but not explicitly endorsed by that organization.
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A GDIFF file starts with the hex bytes d1 ff d1 ff followed by a one-byte version number.
