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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Is there a way to limit DIFF output Post 302120857 by aigles on Friday 8th of June 2007 03:50:30 PM
Old 06-08-2007
Use the -q option of diff.

Code:
$ diff infile infile2
5c5
< abc|def|123|456|
---
> ____abc|def|123|456|
$ echo $?
1
$ diff -q infile infile2
Files infile and infile2 differ
$ echo $?
1
$

you can also use the cmp command :
Code:
$ cmp infile infile2
infile infile2 differ: char 32, line 5
$ echo $?
1
$ cmp -s infile infile2
$ echo $?
1
$

Jean-Pierre.
 

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