Re: using diff command
"Curtis Vaughan" <curtis@npc-usa.com> writes:
> I must be really stupid, so forgive me, but I can't figure out for the
> life of me how to use the diff command. I've read the man pages and
> looked at some stuff on the internet, but I can't get it to do what I
> want it to do. But then maybe it doesn't do what I want it to do.
>
> Basically, the issue is this, I have 2 files: File1 File2
>
> Both are text files. File1 was File2 a day ago. Since then File2 has
> had additional information tagged on to it (it's a log file). All I
> want to see is what information has been added since yesterday. So, I
> would think that "diff File2 File1" should provide me with that
> information. But all I ever get is a message that the files differ. I
> have tried with various arguments, but no luck.
Hmm. You got somethin' funky going on! What you describe should only
happen if you're specifying the "-q" or "--brief" option to diff. What
does "diff --version" give you? Make sure you're running the actual
diff binary, and not via some alias. Do "/usr/bin/diff File2 File1".
Gary
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