From: g@nowhere.invalid   
      
   Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
   > On 4 Mar 2024 09:10:21 GMT, G wrote:   
   >   
   >> Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> On 3 Mar 2024 09:10:32 GMT, G wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> If you havo more then a few lines to copy or just check the   
   >>>> differences between two similar files "vimdiff file1 file2" is quite   
   >>>> useful. It has specific commands to copy from or to the other file.   
   >>>   
   >>> In normal editors, you use the same commands for cut/copy/paste as you   
   >>> would when editing a single file.   
   >>   
   >> And in vimdiff you can use those command if you want (it is still vim   
   >> after all), or use the specific command if you want do things faster.   
   >   
   > In Emacs, you can have two files open side by side. Or even more than two.   
      
   That's what "vimdiff" does: it automatically shows the two files side to side,   
   highlights the differences, folds the part that are similar if they are long,   
   and other stuff specific to the job of dealing with the differences between   
   two files. All of this can be done in normal vim, of course, it's just a fast   
   way of setting up for this very specific task.   
      
   G   
      
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