NORMAL IS (kinda) WORKING.

diff-rcm.dSYM/Contents/Info.plist

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
-<plist version="1.0">
-	<dict>
-		<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
-		<string>English</string>
-		<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
-		<string>com.apple.xcode.dsym.diff-rcm</string>
-		<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
-		<string>6.0</string>
-		<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
-		<string>dSYM</string>
-		<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
-		<string>????</string>
-		<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-		<string>1.0</string>
-		<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-		<string>1</string>
-	</dict>
-</plist>

diff.c

@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
     init(--argc, ++argv);
     loadfiles(files[0], files[1]);
 
-  if (**argv != '-' || diffnormal == 1)      { standard(); }
+    if (ignorecase)                       { ignore_case(); }
 
-  if (showsidebyside)     { sideside(); }
-  if (showbrief)          { quiet(files[0], files[1]); }
     if (report_identical)                 { loud (files[0], files[1]); }
+    if (showsidebyside)                   { sideside(files[0], files[1]); }
+    identical(files[0], files[1]);        // -s and -y work for identical file names so I manipulated load order.
+    
+    if (showbrief)                        { quiet(files[0], files[1]); }
+        
+    if (**argv != '-' || diffnormal == 1) { lineline(); }
+
+    if (showcontext)                      { context();  }
+    if (showunified)                      { unified();  }
 
     return 0;
 
@@ -66,8 +73,11 @@ void init(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
 }
 
 void setoption(const char* arg, const char* s, const char* t, int* value) {
+    
   if ((strcmp(arg, s) == 0) || ((t != NULL && strcmp(arg, t) == 0))) { *value = 1; }
+    
 }
+
 void diff_output_conflict_error(void) {
 
   fprintf(stderr, "diff-rcm: Conflicting output style options.\n");
@@ -97,6 +107,8 @@ void loadfiles(const char* filename1, const char* filename2) {
 
 }
 
+// ============================================================================= //
+
 void version(void) {
   printf("\n\n       ██ ██   ████   ████                                     \n");
   printf("      ░██░░   ░██░   ░██░                                        \n");
@@ -116,7 +128,7 @@ void help(void) {
   printf("\nUsage: diff-rcm [OPTION]... FILES\n");
   printf("Compare FILES line by line.\n\n");
   printf("Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\n");
-  printf("\t    --standard\t\t        output a standard diff (the default)\n");
+  printf("\t    --lineline\t\t        output a lineline diff (the default)\n");
   printf("\t-q, --brief\t\t        report only when files differ\n");
   printf("\t-s, --report-identical-files    report when two files are the same\n");
   printf("\t-c, -C NUM, --context[=NUM]     output NUM (default 3) lines of copied context\n");
@@ -126,39 +138,70 @@ void help(void) {
   printf("\t    --help\t\t        display this help and exit\n");
   printf("\t-v, --version\t\t        output version information and exit\n\n");
 
-  printf("FILES are 'FILE1 FILE2'\n");
-  printf("If --from-file or --to-file is given, there are no restrictions on FILE(s).\n");
-  printf("If a FILE is '-', read standard input.\n");
-  printf("Exit status is 0 if inputs are the same, 1 if different, 2 if trouble.\n\n");
   printf("Report bugs to: cdnutter@gmail.com\n");
   printf("diff-rcm homepage: <https://www.github.com/cdnutter/diff/>\n\n");
 }
 
-void standard(void) {
+// ============================================================================= //
+
+void ignore_case(void) {
+
     
 }
 
-void sideside(void) {
+int identical(const char* filename1, const char* filename2) { if (*filename1 == *filename2) { exit(0); } else return 0; }
 
-    int foundmatch = 0;
+// ============================================================================= //
+
+void lineline(void) {
+    
+    int foundmatch = 0; pa* qlast = q;
     
-    pa* qlast = q;
     while (p != NULL) {
-        
+        qlast = q; foundmatch = 0;
-        qlast = q;
-        foundmatch = 0;
 
         while (q != NULL && (foundmatch = pa_equal(p, q)) == 0) { q = pa_next(q); }
         q = qlast;
         
         if (foundmatch) {
-            
             while ((foundmatch = pa_equal(p, q)) == 0) {
                 
+                print_check(q, NULL, print_normal_right);
+                q = pa_next(q);
+                qlast = q;
+            }
+            print_check(p, q, line_check);
+            
+            p = pa_next(p);
+            q = pa_next(q);
+        }
+        else { print_check(p, NULL, print_normal_left);  p = pa_next(p); }
+    }
+    
+    while (q != NULL) { print_check(q, NULL, print_normal_right);  q = pa_next(q); }
+
+}
+
+void sideside(const char* filename1, const char* filename2) {
+    
+    int foundmatch = 0;  pa* qlast = q;
+    if (*filename1 == *filename2) {
+        while (p != NULL && q != NULL) { print_check(p, q, print_both);
+        p = pa_next(p); }
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    while (p != NULL) {
+        qlast = q; foundmatch = 0;
+        
+        while (q != NULL && (foundmatch = pa_equal(p, q)) == 0) { q = pa_next(q); }
+        q = qlast;
+        
+        if (foundmatch) {
+            while ((foundmatch = pa_equal(p, q)) == 0) {
                 print_check(q, NULL, print_right);
                 q = pa_next(q);
                 qlast = q;
-            
             }
             
             if      (showleftcolumn) { print_check(p, q, print_left_paren);  }
@@ -167,27 +210,27 @@ void sideside(void) {
             
             p = pa_next(p);
             q = pa_next(q);
-            
         }
         
         else { print_check(p, NULL, print_left);  p = pa_next(p); }
+    }
+    
+    while (q != NULL) { print_check(q, NULL, print_right);  q = pa_next(q); }
     
 }
 
-    while(q != NULL) {
+void context(void) {}
+void unified(void) {}
 
-        print_check(q, NULL, print_right);
+void quiet(const char* filename1, const char* filename2) { if (identical(filename1, filename2) == 0) { printf("Files %s and %s differ.\n", filename1, filename2); } exit(0); }
-        q = pa_next(q);
-        
-    }
-}
-
-void quiet(const char* filename1, const char* filename2) { if (identical(filename1, filename2) == 0) { printf("Files %s and %s differ.\n", filename1, filename2); } }
 void loud (const char* filename1, const char* filename2) {
 
   if (*filename1 == *filename2 || (pa_equal(p, q) != 0)) { printf("Files %s and %s are identical.\n", filename1, filename2); }
-  else                                                   { standard(); }
+  else if (showsidebyside)                               { sideside(files[0], files[1]); exit(0); }
+  else if (showcontext)                                  { context();  exit(0); }
+  else if (showunified)                                  { unified();  exit(0); }
+  else                                                   { lineline(); exit(0); }
 
 }
 
-int identical(const char* filename1, const char* filename2) { if (*filename1 == *filename2) { exit(0); } else return 0; }
+// ============================================================================= //

diff.h

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     TODO: check line by line in a pagraph, using '|' for differences");
     TODO: this starter code does not yet handle printing all of fin1's pagraphs.");
     TODO: handle the rest of diff's options");
-    TODO: fix standard printing with no pameters");
+    TODO: fix lineline printing with no pameters");
     TODO: implement multiple types of pameters\n");
 */
 
@@ -49,8 +49,13 @@ void loadfiles(const char* filename1, const char* filename2);
 void version(void);
 void help(void);
 
-void standard(void);
+void ignore_case(void);
-void sideside(void);
+
+void lineline(void);
+void sideside(const char* filename1, const char* filename2);
+void context (void);
+void unified (void);
+
 void quiet(const char* filename1, const char* filename2);
 void loud(const char* filename1, const char* filename2);
 

pa.c

@@ -4,7 +4,17 @@
 
 #include "pa.h"
 
-// ======================================================================= //
+// ============================================================================================================= //
+
+FILE* openfile(const char* filename, const char* openflags) {
+    
+    FILE* f;
+    if ((f = fopen(filename, openflags)) == NULL) {  printf("can't open '%s'\n", filename);  exit(1); }
+    return f;
+    
+}
+
+// ============================================================================================================= //
 
 pa* pa_make(char* base[], int filesize, int start, int stop) {
     
@@ -70,7 +80,7 @@ int pa_equal(pa* p, pa* q) {
     
 }
 
-// ======================================================================================================= //
+// ============================================================================================================= //
 
 void sideside_type(const char* left, const char* right, int nocommon, int leftparen, char symbol) {
     
@@ -90,21 +100,13 @@ void sideside_type(const char* left, const char* right, int nocommon, int leftpa
     
 }
 
-// ======================================================================================================= //
+// ============================================== SIDE-BY-SIDE ================================================ //
 
 void print_left_paren(const char* left, const char* right)  { sideside_type(left, right, 0, 1, '('); }
 void print_no_common(const char* left, const char* right)   { sideside_type(left, right, 1, 0, ' '); }
 void print_side_normal(const char* left, const char* right) { sideside_type(left, right, 0, 0, ' '); }
 
-FILE* openfile(const char* filename, const char* openflags) {
+void print_left(const char* left, const char* _) {
-    
-    FILE* f;
-    if ((f = fopen(filename, openflags)) == NULL) {  printf("can't open '%s'\n", filename);  exit(1); }
-    return f;
-    
-}
-
-void print_left(const char* left, const char* n) {
     
     char buf[BUFLEN];
     strcpy(buf, left);
@@ -162,3 +164,49 @@ void print_second(pa* p, pa* q, void (*fp)(const char*, const char*)) {
     }
     
 }
+
+// ================================================ NORMAL ================================================== //
+
+
+void print_normal_left(const char* left, const char* _) {
+    
+    
+    char buf[BUFLEN];
+    strcpy(buf, left);
+    
+    int j = 0, len = (int)strlen(buf) - 1;
+    for (j = 0; j <= 52 - len ; ++j) { buf[len + j] = ' '; }
+    
+    printf("%s %s\n", "<", buf);
+    
+}
+
+void print_normal_right(const char* right, const char* _) {
+    
+    char buf[BUFLEN];
+    strcpy(buf, right);
+    
+    int j = 0, len = (int)strlen(buf) - 1;
+    for (j = 0; j <= 52 - len ; ++j) {
+        buf[len + j] = ' ';
+    }
+    
+    printf("%s %s\n", ">", buf);
+    
+}
+
+void line_check(const char* left, const char* right) {
+    
+    if (strcmp(left, right) == 0);
+    else { printf("< %s---\n> %s", left, right); }
+    
+}
+
+int line_number(const char* left, const char* right) {
+    
+    return 0;
+    
+}
+
+// ================================================ CONTEXT ================================================== //
+

pa.h

@@ -50,5 +50,12 @@ void print_left(const char* left, const char*);
 void print_right(const char* right, const char*);
 void print_both (const char* left_right, const char*);
 
+void print_normal_left (const char* left, const char*);
+void print_normal_right(const char* right, const char*);
+void print_normal_both (const char* left, const char* right, const char*);
+
+void line_check(const char* right, const char*);
+int  line_number(const char* left, const char* right);
+
 
 #endif