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Old 10-31-2008
Java comparing files content

hi
i have a set of files , i need to compare one file content with other file content,
i am using cmp -s abc.1 def.2 , but it is not giving theproper o/p even if the content is different.Please help



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Satya
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Old 10-31-2008
use diff command ......
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