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Old 09-12-2007
Question Comapring files charecter by charecter using AWK/Shell Script
Hi...
I have a requrement to compare two files.
for e.g.

File 1
2007/08/19 09:48:10 DH-032 $APTA1: Device AATD8029
2007/08/19 09:48:10 DH-045 $APTA1: Device AATD8029
2007/08/19 09:48:10 DH-043 $APTA1: Device AATD8029

File 2
2007-08-19 09:48:10 DH-032 $APTA1: Device AATD8029
2007-08-19 09:48:10 DH-043 $APTA1: Device AATD8029
2007-08-19 09:48:10 DH-045 $APTA1: Device AATD8029

I need to check the format, column Positioning...etc
in file1 the date is 2007/08/19
in file 2 it is 2007-08-19

In file 2 one extra space occured between column 2 and column 3 ...

I have to identify the differences and i need the postion of that difference.

Please any one help me out .

Thanks in Advance
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Old 09-12-2007
With diff you get line positions:

Code:
$ cat file1
2007/08/19 09:48:10 DH-032 $APTA1: Device AATD8029
2007/08/19 09:48:10 DH-045 $APTA1: Device AATD8029
2007/08/19 09:48:10 DH-043 $APTA1: Device AATD8029 
$ cat file2
2007-08-19 09:48:10  DH-032 $APTA1: Device AATD8029
2007-08-19 09:48:10  DH-043 $APTA1: Device AATD8029
2007-08-19 09:48:10  DH-045 $APTA1: Device AATD8029 
$ diff -b <(tr '/' '-'<file1) file2
2d1
< 2007-08-19 09:48:10 DH-045 $APTA1: Device AATD8029
3a3
> 2007-08-19 09:48:10  DH-045 $APTA1: Device AATD8029

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