2.3.2.2 An Example of Unified Format

Here is the output of the command `diff -u lao tzu' (see section 2.1 Two Sample Input Files, for the complete contents of the two files):

--- lao 2002-02-21 23:30:39.942229878 -0800 +++ tzu 2002-02-21 23:30:50.442260588 -0800 @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ -The Way that can be told of is not the eternal Way; -The name that can be named is not the eternal name. The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth; -The Named is the mother of all things. +The named is the mother of all things. + Therefore let there always be non-being, so we may see their subtlety, And let there always be being, @@ -9,3 +8,6 @@ The two are the same, But after they are produced, they have different names. +They both may be called deep and profound. +Deeper and more profound, +The door of all subtleties!