NAME

  uakdf	- Simple column	based file comparison

SYNOPSIS

  uakdf	[-options] File#1 File#2

DESCRIPTION

  The uakdf command compares two files in the specified	column range. It is
  presumed that	that both files	have already been sorted.  The utility of
  this command is that columns outside the specified area do not have to
  match.

OPTIONS

  -columns start,length,parallel
	Default	values are 1,16,0.
	Start indicates	compare	column start.
	Length indicates length	of compare window.
	Parallel indicates size	to check and side-by-side
	bytes to display.
	If parallel is 0 defaults as 'length'.

  -separators string
	Default	seperators are '^|^'.

  -threshold n
	Threshold to stop reporting differences.
	Default	is 0 (no threshold).

  -output filename
	To specify output file,	defaults to stdout.

  -verbose
	Verbose	option to display settings.

  -?	Display	terse help message.

EXAMPLES

  Comparing two	files starting at column 25 for	25 bytes:

   snkac@glacier: uakdf	hsz.hsz_971031 hsz.hsz_971030 -c5,25,18
   hsz_^1f.devi:D1F_240	  R1F_140|			   ^disk

NOTES

  uakdf	has been tested	under IBM/MVS, VAX/VMS,	Digital	UNIX, IRIX, and
  UNICOS.  Suggestions for enhancements	or bug reports can be directed to
  dutools@ts.sois.alaska.edu.

  This command utilizes	the cci	command	parser utilized	by non-UNIX operating
  systems instead of the traditional UNIX getopt() parsing. Options have been
  defined to "look like" UNIX style options, but can be	spelled	out or gen-
  erally abbreviated. For example '-o' is the same as '-output'.  Because of
  this multiple	options	must be	space separated	and the	hyphen is part of the
  option name.	Also because of	this order of options and arguments is
  irrelevant.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  Written at the University of Alaska.

RELATED INFORMATION

  Commands: uakce(1), diff(1), comm(1),	sdiff(1).