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# 1  
Old 09-05-2013
Find difference in content between two particular lines in two files
I have two files named Before.txt and After.txt:

Quote:
Before.txt:
--- --- ---
--- --- ---
<Marker 1>
--- --- --- --
--- --- --- --
--- --- --- --
<Marker 2>
--- --- ---
--- --- ---

After.txt:
--- --- ---
--- --- ---
<Marker 1>
--- --- --- --
--- --- --- --
--- --- --- --
<Marker 2>
--- --- ---
--- --- ---
Now i want to find the difference in content between <Marker 1> and <Marker 2> in the two files.

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Any help will be highly appreciated..Smilie
# 2  
Old 09-05-2013
Using diff with process substitution:

Code:
$ diff <(sed -n '/<Marker 1>/,/<Marker 2>/p' before.txt) <(sed -n '/<Marker 1>/,/<Marker 2>/p' after.txt)

# 3  
Old 09-07-2013
Thanks, but how can i get only the content between the two markers, in the above case the markers also come in the output.
# 4  
Old 09-07-2013
Hello,

You must just modify the 2 sed command like:
Code:
sed -n '/<Marker 1>/,/<Marker 2>/{/<Marker 1>\|<Marker 2>/!p}'

Regards.
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