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By: Compare directories in Unix using diff command « Observe.Think.Touch Nature

Compare directories in Unix using diff command « Observe.Think.Touch Nature — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:28:56 +0000

[...] Certain situations require you to quickly confirm which files between two directories are different, and while your particular requirements may suggest writing a script for this task, I want to make sure you're familiar with the basics first – majority of directory comparisons can be done using diff command (yes, that's right – the same one used forcomparing files). [...]

By: Thiyagu

Thiyagu — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:19:24 +0000

Great work and nice explaination. Plz Continue ..

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:22:23 +0000

Ah, short and concise. Just what i needed. ty!

By: neetu

neetu — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:00:59 +0000

thanks, but give more example.

By: Siva Prasad Addepalli

Siva Prasad Addepalli — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:47:24 +0000

The tutorial is very good, i understood the concept very easily, the example is good.

By: Mohammed

Mohammed — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:17:19 +0000

Saved my A$$

By: AllyRR (Root and Recovery Tool) WINDOWS - Android Forums

AllyRR (Root and Recovery Tool) WINDOWS - Android Forums — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:28:00 +0000

[...] other vendors compare/diff the old file to the new one and use a patch system. Example of diff is here . When you have a custom rom the files are well, custom and different than the update patch is [...]

By: jai

jai — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:46:53 +0000

thanks man

By: aiza

aiza — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:23:12 +0000

Suppose u have 2 directories A and B, B is supposed to feed files into A on a daily bases but B can contain files that it had already fed A the previous day,how do u prevent B from duplicating the files that are in A?

By: Ludwig

Ludwig — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:25:59 +0000

Thanks for the great tutorial.

The example covers a lot of scenario