diff on compressed files with tar.gz ext

rakeshou · #1 09-19-2007

how can I find out what is the difference between two tar.gz files without uncompressing them.

thank you.

jas · #2 09-19-2007

Use 'tar tv' This Lists the files from the default tape device without extracting them.

maybe this will help ya...

jas

porter · #3 09-19-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by rakeshou

how can I find out what is the difference between two tar.gz files without uncompressing them.

thank you.

You can't. At some point you have to decompress them.

jas · #4 09-19-2007

Try Using diff , it will output a difference report containing the text that differs between the two files...

$ diff "file1" "file2" [RET] (of course don't use the ")

Maybe this will do!

porter · #5 09-19-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by jas

Try Using diff

...

Maybe this will do!

Or perhaps not.

1. A compressed file is binary, diff is a text tool.

2. A tar file may contain the files in any order and still be considered the same.

jas · #6 09-19-2007

Sorry!
will cmp work?

jas

porter · #7 09-19-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by jas

Sorry!
will cmp work?

jas

2. A tar file may contain the files in any order and still be considered the same.

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