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comparing users input to a file in another directory?

how would i go about comparing a users input to a file which is in another directory?
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Old 10-12-2011
Give full path?

Code:
diff /PATH1/file1 /PATH2/file2


Last edited by rdcwayx; 10-12-2011 at 10:37 PM..
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Old 10-12-2011
sorry forgot to mention that it can be any directory
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