diff new_file old_file
diff -dpru OLD NEW old and new can be directories.
On Wednesday 06 September 2006 01:54 pm, JB wrote:
Hi all,
Let's say I have a text file I got one day, and a week later I get the text file again but want to compare the two to see if there are *any* differences at all between them, like the spelling of one word, or the ommission of a word or sentence, things like that?
Thanks,
JB
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