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Old 12-26-2013
Sdiff command

Hi

i am comparing file on 2 different machine with the help of script.
however i am get below o/p

Code:
======= /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 ignore such a message
scriptor
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Old 12-26-2013
@Scriptor: May be the script that you use could tell you what it is...

search for the "not a regular file".. there could be a check like below

Code:
 if [ -f FILE ]

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