Difference between revisions of "Diff"
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;diff file1 file2 | ;diff file1 file2 | ||
;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. | ||
Revision as of 09:29, 26 September 2018
On unix systems find differences between 2 files
- diff file1 file2
- 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.