diff—compares two files for differences
diff [-bitw] [-c - cn
Compares two files and displays the differences on a line-by-line bass. Also displays commands that you would use with the ed editor to make changes. (Note: may not be supported by your version of Linux.)
Example A.20.
diff file1 file2
1c1
<hello there
---
>Hello there.
2a3
>I'm fine.
|
Explanation
Shows how each line of file1 and file2 differ. The first file is represented by the < symbol, and the second file by the > symbol. Each line is preceded by an ed command, indicating the editing command that would be used to make the files the same.
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