The numbers and corresponding values do seem to be correct (whereas before some werent) however this time I am only getting 9k matching values out of 15k...and I know that there are only 41 non matching deals
Last edited by Scott; 05-08-2011 at 01:12 PM..
Reason: Please use code tags
Hi, I'm having the following problem with the unix sdiff command.
for example if I try sdiff <filename 1> <filename 2>
Where filename 1 and filename 2 contain really long pathnames that I need to compare.
The output I get will be 139 characters long which is the default.
But an output of... (0 Replies)
Hello,
I'm using Sdiff to compare 2 files, I've used this before and it works fine
and still does in some cases.
But it seems to trip up when using combinations of alpha-numeric text.
I created two simple files to test and as you can see it seems to trip up
on the "gr55a" text, any ideas ?
... (2 Replies)
Hi all
I have two files which are essentially the same. However the way an exponent is written is different (i.e. in 1 file, a particular number might be written as 1.43230000E+02 whereas in another it might be 1.4323E2).
If I use SDIFF then the program will merely check the ASCII characters... (1 Reply)
Hi there,
I am hoping someone can help!
I am doing a simple difference between two files using the sdiff command..
sdiff -s file1 file2
this works, but for some words it doesn't...
Here is an example:
fha 2B01 fha 2B01
fmaa 3A01 fmaa 3A01
fox 4A46 | fmx 3A01
... (1 Reply)
Hi,
I'm trying to use sdiff by parsing the output of another command instead of the filename:
sdiff <(echo test1) <(echo test2)However, this seems to cause my terminal session to stop working.
If I use it with normal diff it works fine:
~$ diff <(echo test1) <(echo test2)
1c1
< test1... (4 Replies)
Hi
i am comparing file on 2 different machine with the help of script.
however i am get below o/p
======= /usr/tmp =========
======= /usr/tmp not a regular file i am not sure what does "not a regular file mean" .
is it something serious, if yes then what i need to check or we can... (1 Reply)
Hello guys,
I have a problem. I'm trying to use SDiff with two files which are containing spaces.
My problem is that I want to save the output with > in an extra file.
If I try to use it like this.
sdiff "test file1" "test file2" > OutputfileI get this message:
usage: diff ... (11 Replies)
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SDIFF(1) User Commands SDIFF(1)NAME
sdiff - side-by-side merge of file differences
SYNOPSIS
sdiff [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2
DESCRIPTION
Side-by-side merge of differences between FILE1 and FILE2.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-o, --output=FILE
operate interactively, sending output to FILE
-i, --ignore-case
consider upper- and lower-case to be the same
-E, --ignore-tab-expansion
ignore changes due to tab expansion
-Z, --ignore-trailing-space
ignore white space at line end
-b, --ignore-space-change
ignore changes in the amount of white space
-W, --ignore-all-space
ignore all white space
-B, --ignore-blank-lines
ignore changes whose lines are all blank
-I, --ignore-matching-lines=RE
ignore changes all whose lines match RE
--strip-trailing-cr
strip trailing carriage return on input
-a, --text
treat all files as text
-w, --width=NUM
output at most NUM (default 130) print columns
-l, --left-column
output only the left column of common lines
-s, --suppress-common-lines
do not output common lines
-t, --expand-tabs
expand tabs to spaces in output
--tabsize=NUM
tab stops at every NUM (default 8) print columns
-d, --minimal
try hard to find a smaller set of changes
-H, --speed-large-files
assume large files, many scattered small changes
--diff-program=PROGRAM
use PROGRAM to compare files
--help display this help and exit
-v, --version
output version information and exit
If a FILE is '-', read standard input. Exit status is 0 if inputs are the same, 1 if different, 2 if trouble.
AUTHOR
Written by Thomas Lord.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to: bug-diffutils@gnu.org
GNU diffutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO cmp(1), diff(1), diff3(1)
The full documentation for sdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and sdiff programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info sdiff
should give you access to the complete manual.
diffutils 3.6 May 2017 SDIFF(1)