CIF_DIFF(1)

💖 CIF_DIFF(1) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to cif_diff — it lives in the General Commands Manual (section 1, we're fancy like that), and it's about to eat. 🍓

✨ NAME ✨

cif_diff — parse two CIF files and compare their content 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

cif_diff --options input1.cif input2.cif

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

You hand it two CIF files. It parses both of them. It compares their content. That's the whole vibe, no cap. 🔥

👑 OPTIONS 👑

• -t, --tags — give it a whitespace- or comma-separated list of tags to compare. The moment this shows up, only the tags you listed here get compared. nothing else gets a seat at the table 💅
• -a, --add-tag — adds one more tag to the list of tags being compared. lil addition, big impact ✨
• -c, --clear-tags — wipes the whole compared-tags list clean. fresh start energy 🧚
• -f, --file-with-tags — point it at a file that holds the tags you want compared. tags-in-a-file moment 📄
• --compare-all-tags — compares every single tag present in the files you're comparing. this is the default, so it's giving main character without even trying 👑
• --no-compare, --exclude — whitespace- or comma-separated list of tags NOT to compare. when this is present, the tags you list get excluded from the comparison entirely 🙈
• --compare-datablock-names
• --dont-compare-datablock-names — these two also compare the names of the CIF data blocks. Default: on. so the datablock-name comparison is already serving unless you turn it off 💖
• --compare-numeric _cell_length_a — forces a numeric comparison for the given tag. literally forcing the vibe, respectfully 🧮
• --compare-string _cell_length_a — forces a string comparison for the given tag. same energy, different data type 💜
• --ignore-empty-values — tags with empty values get skipped. empty is not it 🫥
• --no-ignore-empty-values
• --dont-ignore-empty-values — tags with empty values DO get pulled into the comparison. this is the default, bestie — empty values are included unless you say otherwise 🎀
• --no-left — doesn't print tags that only exist in the left file. it's basically doing what comm -1 does 👯
• --no-right — doesn't print tags that only exist in the right file. same deal as comm -2 ✌️
• --no-common — doesn't print tags that have the same values in both files. if they match, they're not invited 🚫
• --folding-width 72 — sets how long the longest unfolded line is allowed to be. so like, the line-length vibe check 📏
• --fold-long-fields
• --dont-fold-long-fields — folds fields that are longer than the folding width. Default: on. so the folding is already happening unless you stop it 🌈
• -L, -u — these two are ignored options. they exist purely so this script can be used as --diff-cmd for svn diff. iconic behavior honestly 💀
• --use-perl-parser — uses the Perl parser to parse the CIF files 🐪
• --use-c-parser — uses the C parser to parse the CIF files. this one is the default 🅒
• --help, --usage — spits out a short usage message (this very message, cute) and then exits 🚪
• --version — outputs version info and dips. bye bestie 👋

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

Found a bug in cif_diff? Report it using e-mail: cod-bugs@ibt.lt 📧 don't suffer in silence, fr fr.

okay that's the whole page, you understood all of it, I'm so proud of you 🫶 go compare some CIF files, you absolute legend 💖✨

mwah 💋 — this was CIF_DIFF(1) from the General Commands Manual, section 1, and that's the whole entire page. no notes. periodt. 👑