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file1:
USER:XACME\cn3937
User:XACME\z01220
User:XACME\z01404
User:XACME\z02102
User:XACME\U17234
File2:
USER:XACME\lawson
USER:XACME\cn7913
USER:XACME\cn8037
USER:XACME\cn8042
USER:XACME\cn8046
USER:XACME\u31645
USER:XACME\u19050
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Hello guys,
I have a problem. I'm trying to use SDiff with two files which are containing spaces.
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sdiff "test file1" "test file2" > OutputfileI get this message:
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Hi
i am comparing file on 2 different machine with the help of script.
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======= /usr/tmp =========
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I wanted to ask can sdiff be used for comparing files which are present in different network?? If yes then how?
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Hi,
I'm trying to use sdiff by parsing the output of another command instead of the filename:
sdiff <(echo test1) <(echo test2)However, this seems to cause my terminal session to stop working.
If I use it with normal diff it works fine:
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1c1
< test1... (4 Replies)
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Hi,
I want to split a file into multiple ones, with a new file for every line in the old file. Typically it is in this format
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Hi All
I have two large (similar) files that have a unique number in the first column...(the trade id) and then a value for that trade in the second column...delimited by "~". Here is a snippet of what the files look like
10030372~-410682.73
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Hello,
I'm using Sdiff to compare 2 files, I've used this before and it works fine
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi, I'm having the following problem with the unix sdiff command.
for example if I try sdiff <filename 1> <filename 2>
Where filename 1 and filename 2 contain really long pathnames that I need to compare.
The output I get will be 139 characters long which is the default.
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Discussion started by: ruudrio
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SDIFF(1) User Commands SDIFF(1)
NAME
sdiff - side-by-side merge of file differences
SYNOPSIS
sdiff [OPTION]... FILE1 FILE2
DESCRIPTION
Side-by-side merge of file differences.
-o FILE --output=FILE
Operate interactively, sending output to FILE.
-i --ignore-case
Consider upper- and lower-case to be the same.
-E --ignore-tab-expansion
Ignore changes due to tab expansion.
-b --ignore-space-change
Ignore changes in the amount of white space.
-W --ignore-all-space
Ignore all white space.
-B --ignore-blank-lines
Ignore changes whose lines are all blank.
-I RE --ignore-matching-lines=RE
Ignore changes whose lines all match RE.
--strip-trailing-cr
Strip trailing carriage return on input.
-a --text
Treat all files as text.
-w NUM --width=NUM
Output at most NUM (default 130) columns per line.
-l --left-column
Output only the left column of common lines.
-s --suppress-common-lines
Do not output common lines.
-t --expand-tabs
Expand tabs to spaces in output.
-d --minimal
Try hard to find a smaller set of changes.
-H --speed-large-files
Assume large files and many scattered small changes.
--diff-program=PROGRAM
Use PROGRAM to compare files.
-v --version
Output version info.
--help Output this help.
If a FILE is `-', read standard input.
AUTHOR
Written by Thomas Lord.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. You may redistribute copies of this program under the terms of the
GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYING.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for sdiff is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and sdiff programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info diff
should give you access to the complete manual.
diffutils 2.8.1 April 2002 SDIFF(1)