On Sat, 1 Apr 2023 davidson wrote:
Start here instead: $ diff file1 file2 It displays the differences, and your terminal will wrap lines (and break words) to fit the window for you. Does it do what you want?
A concise explanation of diff's default output format (which is a little cryptic but quite simple) can be viewed in the info browser with $ info -n "Detailed Normal" diffutils # type 'q' to quit or written to a text file with $ info -o diff_format_explained.txt -n "Detailed Normal" diffutils -- We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things. -- Chesty Puller