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コマンド`diff -c lao tzu'の出力は以下のようになります(完全な二つの ファイルの内容はsee Sample diff Input)．差の無い行が三行になるまで， 差がある行の周りの行が表示されていることに注目してください．それらは周り の文の行です．周りの文が重なっているため，最初の二つのhunkは一緒になって いることにも注目してください．
*** lao 2002-02-21 23:30:39.942229878 -0800
--- tzu 2002-02-21 23:30:50.442260588 -0800
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*** 1,7 ****
- 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.
Therefore let there always be non-being,
so we may see their subtlety,
And let there always be being,
--- 1,6 ----
The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth;
! 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,
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*** 9,11 ****
--- 8,13 ----
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!