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# 1  
Old 09-15-2014
SDiff Two files with space problem
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.

Code:
sdiff "test file1" "test file2" > Outputfile

I get this message:
Code:
        usage: diff [ -C n ] [ -S name ] [ -bcefhilnrstw ] dir1 dir2
                diff [-C n ] [ -bcefhintw ] file1 file2
                diff [ -D string ] [ -biw ] file1 file2

The output file get created and filled with the data of the two given files but I don't have the symbols which are marking changes...

Files without spaces are working fine.

Thanks in advance

Mariopart
# 2  
Old 09-15-2014
Hello Mariopart,

Welcome to the forum, could you please let us know your input data so that we can help you in same. Also kindly use code tags for data, codes and commands as per forum rules.


Thanks,
R. Singh
# 3  
Old 09-15-2014
Hey,

I'm using for example this input:

test file1
Code:
testfile1
test3
testfile1
test3
testfile1
test3
testfile1
test3
test3
test3
testfile1

testfile1
test3

test file2
Code:
testfile2
test3
testfile2

testfile2
test3
testfile2
test3
test3
test3
testfile2
test3
testfile2
test3

So if i'm using this command with the same file data but without spaces:
Code:
 sdiff testfile1 testfile2 > Output/outputTestFiles

I get this result:
Code:
testfile1                                                       |  testfile2
test3                                                              test3
testfile1                                                       |  testfile2
                                                                >  
                                                                >  testfile2
test3                                                              test3
testfile1                                                       |  testfile2
test3                                                              test3
testfile1                                                       <  
test3                                                              test3
test3                                                              test3
                                                                >  testfile2
test3                                                              test3
testfile1                                                       |  testfile2
                                                                <  
testfile1                                                       <  
test3                                                              test3

But if I'm using this command with spaces in filenames:
Code:
sdiff "test file1" "test file2" > Output/outputTestFilesSpaces

I get this output:
Code:
testfile1                                                          testfile2
test3                                                              test3
testfile1                                                          testfile2
test3                                                              
testfile1                                                          testfile2
test3                                                              test3
testfile1                                                          testfile2
test3                                                              test3
test3                                                              test3
test3                                                              test3
testfile1                                                          testfile2

testfile1                                                          testfile2
test3                                                              test3

So as you can see the symbols are missing because I get this message:

Code:
        usage: diff [ -C n ] [ -S name ] [ -bcefhilnrstw ] dir1 dir2
                diff [-C n ] [ -bcefhintw ] file1 file2
                diff [ -D string ] [ -biw ] file1 file2

# 4  
Old 09-15-2014
I guess you are talking of fileNAMES containing spaces? Please use the set -vx options, rerun the command and post the result.
# 5  
Old 09-15-2014
Yes, I'm talking about filenames. Sry that I didn't mentioned it.

Here's the output:

Code:
sdiff "test file1" "test file2" > Output/outputTestFilesSpaces
+ sdiff test file1 test file2
+ 1> Output/outputTestFilesSpaces
        usage: diff [ -C n ] [ -S name ] [ -bcefhilnrstw ] dir1 dir2
                diff [-C n ] [ -bcefhintw ] file1 file2
                diff [ -D string ] [ -biw ] file1 file2

# 6  
Old 09-15-2014
The quotes are gone, so sdiff sees 4 parameters. Try using single quotes ( ' ).
# 7  
Old 09-15-2014
Sry tested this already.

Code:
$ sdiff 'test file1' 'test file2' > Output/outputTestFilesSpaces
sdiff 'test file1' 'test file2' > Output/outputTestFilesSpaces
+ sdiff test file1 test file2
+ 1> Output/outputTestFilesSpaces
        usage: diff [ -C n ] [ -S name ] [ -bcefhilnrstw ] dir1 dir2
                diff [-C n ] [ -bcefhintw ] file1 file2
                diff [ -D string ] [ -biw ] file1 file2
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