In linux, if you have two files test1.txt and test2.txt, what is best way to check for the differences in the two files (i.e. some way to see what lines are different, and how they are different)?
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diff test1.txt test2.txt
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In linux, if you have two files test1.txt and test2.txt, what is best way to check for the differences in the two files (i.e. some way to see what lines are different, and how they are different)?
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In linux, if you have two files test1.txt and test2.txt, what is best way to check for the differences in the two files (i.e. some way to see what lines are different, and how they are different)?
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diff test1.txt test2.txt
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20. Advanced Shell Scripting ectory tree if there have been only a few small changes. You would want a list of alterations instead. The diff utility dumps the lines that differ between two files. It can be used as follows: <span>diff -u <old-file> <new-file> You can also use diff to see difference netween two directory trees. diff recursively compares all corresponding files: diff -u --recursive --new-fi
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