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NAME
compare - compare files line by line
SYNOPSIS
compare [OPTION...] FILE_A FILE_B
DESCRIPTION
Compare FILE_A vs FILE_B and generate comparison results in a new tab.
OPTIONS
-a TAB_NAME
Rename the left file name in the comparison results
-b TAB_NAME
Rename the right file name in the comparison results
EXAMPLES
To compare two files
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compare FileName1 FileName2 |
To compare two files, renaming the first file to tab1 in the comparison results
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compare -a tab1 FileName1 FileName2 |
To compare two files, renaming the second file to tab2 in the comparison results
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compare -b tab2 FileName1 FileName2 |
To compare two files, renaming the first file to tab1 and renaming the second file to tab2 in the comparison results
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compare -a tab1 -b tab2 FileName1 FileName2 |
To compare two files, renaming the first file (found in the /home/username/ directory) to tab1, and renaming the second file (found in the current working directory) to tab2 in the comparison results
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compare -a tab1 -b tab2 /home/username/FileName1 FileName2 |
To compare two files, renaming the first file (found in the current working directory) to tab1, and renaming the second file (found in c:/directory ) to tab2 in the comparison results
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compare -a tab1 -b tab2 FileName1 c:/directory/FileName2 |
To compare two files, renaming the first file to tab1 and renaming the second file to tab2 in the comparison results
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compare -a tab1 FileName1 -b tab2 FileName2 |
To compare two files, renaming the first file to tab2 and renaming the second file to tab1 in the comparison results
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compare -b tab2 FileName1 -a tab1 FileName2 |