scripting dilema

family_guy · #1 (**permalink**) 03-06-2009

I have a script which writes to a file using date and the end filename would be filename`date +%d%b%y. Now when i have 2 files ( 2 days ), i want to compare them using an automated script and then put the differences if there are into another file.

Can someone please help me how to automize this with a script...thanks in advance...

jim mcnamara · #2 (**permalink**) 03-06-2009

Are you on Linux, or does your system have GNU tools - specifically gnu date?

family_guy · #3 (**permalink**) 03-06-2009

i am on AIX ....the filename would be something like this

filename06Mar09

zTodd · #4 (**permalink**) 03-09-2009

Check this-
man diff

jpgleon · #5 (**permalink**) 03-09-2009

Hello

There must be another way of doing this, but you can try:

diff -y file1.txt file2.txt > file3.txt

regards
Pura vida

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