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# 1  
Old 01-09-2013
Compare files in two directories

Hi All,
I have two directories that has some files, some of the files are common to both of them like :
Code:
ls -l dir1

file1
file2
file3

Code:
ls -l dir2

file1
file2
file3
file4
file5

Now i want to get the files from dir2 that are not present in dir1 (means i want to get file3,file4,file5).
I can do the same with a script but looking for something smaller and more standard.
# 2  
Old 01-09-2013
Try diff command:
Code:
diff dir2 dir1

# 3  
Old 01-09-2013
yes, with a little manipulation i can make it work as required.
Thanks a lot.
 
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