[CentOS] File compare word by word
Brent L. Bates
blbates at vigyan.com
Thu May 14 11:25:14 UTC 2009
Find the `spiff' utility. It will compare files word by word and
highlight ONLY the word differences. One can also compare numbers and change
the resolution of the comparison. This lets the text "1.0" equally compare to
"0.1e+1" or even "0.99999", if the fudge factor is large enough in the second
case.
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Brent L. Bates (UNIX Sys. Admin.)
M.S. 912 Phone:(757) 865-1400, x204
NASA Langley Research Center FAX:(757) 865-8177
Hampton, Virginia 23681-0001
Email: B.L.BATES at larc.nasa.gov http://www.vigyan.com/~blbates/
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