# gdiff / gpatch

## Description The Generic Diff Format (GDIFF) can be used to efficiently describe the differences between two arbirary files. The format does not make any assumptions about the type or contents of the files, and thus can be used to describe the differences between text files as well as binary files. The GDIFF format is itself a binary file format.

## An implementation of the gdiff protocol [Protocol description](www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-gdiff-19970901)

## Authors This was implemented by Brian Schroeder with the help of Zed Shaws wonderfull suffix-tree extension.

## License GPL and ruby license if applicable (I have to ask zed).