.TH ACEDIFF "1" "September 2026"
.SH NAME
acediff \- compute the difference between two ACE format files
.SH SYNOPSIS
acediff [\-d] oldfile newfile > diff
.SH DESCRIPTION
acediff compares two ACE format text files and writes to standard output the
ACE commands needed to transform the first file into the second one.
Loading newfile into a given acedb database has the same effect as loading
oldfile followed by loading diff.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-d\fR
Debug mode: keep the intermediary files temp[ABC][12].
.SH SEE ALSO
acediffsorted(1)