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Comparison between Git diff algorithms: myers (default) vs. patience (example favors myers)
diff --git a/file.txt b/file.txt
index 3299d68..accc3bd 100644
--- a/file.txt
+++ b/file.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+abc
aaaaaa
aaaaaa
bbbbbb
bbbbbb
cccccc
cccccc
-abc
diff --git a/file.txt b/file.txt
index 3299d68..accc3bd 100644
--- a/file.txt
+++ b/file.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-aaaaaa
-aaaaaa
-bbbbbb
-bbbbbb
-cccccc
-cccccc
abc
+aaaaaa
+aaaaaa
+bbbbbb
+bbbbbb
+cccccc
+cccccc
aaaaaa
aaaaaa
bbbbbb
bbbbbb
cccccc
cccccc
abc
abc
aaaaaa
aaaaaa
bbbbbb
bbbbbb
cccccc
cccccc
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