Pakket: numdiff (5.9.0-1)

Compare similar files with numeric fields

Numdiff is a console application that can be used to compare putatively similar files line by line and field by field, ignoring small numeric differences or/and different numeric formats. It is similar diff or wdiff, but it is aware of floating point numbers including complex and multi-precision numbers. Numdiff is useful to compare text files containing numerical fields, when testing or doing quality control in scientific computing or in numerical analysis.

Tags: Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, interface::text-mode, role::program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Comparing, Works with: works-with::file, works-with::text

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