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On unix systems find differences between 2 files | On unix systems find differences between 2 files | ||
;diff file1 file2 | ;diff file1 file2 | ||
:Show differences between the 2 files | |||
;diff -b file1 file2 | |||
:Ignore space changes | |||
;diff -u file1 file2 | ;diff -u file1 file2 | ||
;diff -U <num> file1 file2 | |||
:Report all differences between the files | :Report all differences between the files | ||
:Lines starting with < (-) need to be removed and starting with > (+) need to be added to go from file1 to file2 | :Lines starting with < (-) need to be removed and starting with > (+) need to be added to go from file1 to file2 | ||
: <code>-u -U</code> also report some lines before and after the actual difference (the context) (default 3) with <code>-U <num></code> you can specify the number of context lines. | |||
Latest revision as of 08:16, 24 April 2023
On unix systems find differences between 2 files
- diff file1 file2
- Show differences between the 2 files
- diff -b file1 file2
- Ignore space changes
- diff -u file1 file2
- diff -U <num> file1 file2
- Report all differences between the files
- Lines starting with < (-) need to be removed and starting with > (+) need to be added to go from file1 to file2
-u -Ualso report some lines before and after the actual difference (the context) (default 3) with-U <num>you can specify the number of context lines.