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− | To compare two | + | === Comparing two files === |
+ | In general comparing two files can be done like this: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <source lang="bash"> | ||
+ | diff <firstfile> <secondfile> | ||
+ | </source> | ||
+ | |||
+ | To compare two files of which one resides on another system issue this command: | ||
<source lang="bash"> | <source lang="bash"> | ||
vim -d <firstfile> scp://<remote-system>//<path-to-file>/<secondfile> | vim -d <firstfile> scp://<remote-system>//<path-to-file>/<secondfile> | ||
</source> | </source> | ||
+ | |||
+ | To compare two files both resident on different systems issue this command: | ||
+ | |||
+ | <source lang="bash"> | ||
+ | vim -d scp://<first-remote-system>//<path-to-file>/<firstfile> scp://<second_remote-system>//<path-to-file>/<secondfile> | ||
+ | </source> | ||
+ | |||
+ | where <remote-system> is either the IP address or its hostname including domain as in bren.hih.au.dk |
Revision as of 09:03, 30 June 2010
Comparing two files
In general comparing two files can be done like this:
diff <firstfile> <secondfile>
To compare two files of which one resides on another system issue this command:
vim -d <firstfile> scp://<remote-system>//<path-to-file>/<secondfile>
To compare two files both resident on different systems issue this command:
vim -d scp://<first-remote-system>//<path-to-file>/<firstfile> scp://<second_remote-system>//<path-to-file>/<secondfile>
where <remote-system> is either the IP address or its hostname including domain as in bren.hih.au.dk