Re: basic file compare command

goarilla <"kevin<punt>paulus|"@|skynet punt> wrote:
Aaron Gray wrote:
"Bit Twister" <BitTwister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:slrng178kl.scb.BitTwister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:29:45 +0100, Aaron Gray wrote:
Is there a command like 'diff' but that just basically says whether two
files are the same or not.
Yes, but had you done a man diff it gave you a switch to just
what you asked for. :(


Failing that something I can pipe diff into that does that ?
Yes.

You might try something like

man -k compare | grep file

then you do a
man <command of interest here>
to check the switches of each application to see one which might
fit your needs.

Sorry !

Aaron


diff -b file1 file2
damn sorry i ment brief
diff --brief file1 file2
.

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