xdiff_file_diff_binary
Alias of xdiff_file_bdiff
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boolxdiff_file_diff_binary
stringold_file
stringnew_file
stringdest
Makes a binary diff of two files and stores the result in a patch file.
This function works with both text and binary files. Resulting patch
file can be later applied using xdiff_file_bpatch.
Starting with version 1.5.0 this function is an alias of xdiff_file_bdiff.
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old_file
Path to the first file. This file acts as "old" file.
new_file
Path to the second file. This file acts as "new" file.
dest
Path of the resulting patch file. Resulting file contains differences
between "old" and "new" files. It is in binary format and is human-unreadable.
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xdiff_file_diff_binary example
The following code makes binary diff of two archives.
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Both files will be loaded into memory so ensure that your memory_limit is
set high enough.
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xdiff_file_bdiff
xdiff_file_bpatch