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Unix or Linux command to compare binary files [duplicate]
I'm looking for a command that compares binary files.
Of course, I know about diff, but it is not very good at binaries.
I have two files from a error-prone source (scratched dvd) which should be ...
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How to diff command outputs in vim
I tried vim -d <(ffprobe one.mp4 2>&1) <(ffprobe two.mp4 2>&1) to see the difference between the two videos' codecs etc., but vim doesn't show anything when it opens, just an empty ...
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diff and comm are not finding difference between two env files
I have this env file
1.env contents:
BARF_BAG=1
then another env file:
2.env contents:
BARF_BAG=2
I run comm and diff on the files to see the difference:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
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set -e;
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Group results using comm
Using comm I get results that look weird from this:
comm -3 <(. "$first_env_file"; env) <(. "$second_env_file"; env)
I get something like:
AUTH_LP_ACCOUNT_ID=xxx1
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diffing two .env files
I have two env files, let's say x.env and y.env, the order of the variables is different, but the content could be the same but likely different.
Is there some tool I could use to diff the variables?
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Complicated DIFF method
I'm trying to do a compare between a config from an old box and a new box to verify Availability and State haven't changed.
I have a file that is generated with about a thousand nodes but every node ...
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How to use sed to remove letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens from the same linux string
I am trying to create a script to monitor a web page and send a telegram notification whenever there is a change in that page, I am using diff to accomplish this task.
The script seems to work well ...
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How to merge two folders so as to remove identical files from one, while keeping checksummed differentials?
I have a scenario where I have a recovery from a drive from possibly a different point in time that is not only potentially different in terms of files being present, but also there was some ...
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I want to compare values of two files, but not based on position or sequence
Suppose that I have the two files with the following content:
$ cat File1.txt
Apple
orange
watermelon
avocado
lime
$ cat File2.txt
orange
Apple
lime
watermelon
avocado
Basically, there is no ...
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i want a linux script that will be able to compare both files and after comparing it should display something
file 1
products total
apple 6
yam 5
fish 6
meat 3
file2
products total
apple 6
yam 7
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Can I use `diff` to display not the different but the matching parts?
man diff says:
diff - compare files line by line
So diff will compare the files. However, eventually, it will show the difference, if there is any. How can I compare the files and show the matching ...
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Diff with file titles printed out
I was wondering if there is way when the result is yelded from diff, to print the file names on top of the columns.
Currently I get this ;
diff -a --suppress-common-lines -y output_main.txt ...
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Using diff / patch to create a new file inside a directory
I'm learning about diff/patch and I don't understand why the patch file created by the command sequence below doesn't create the file create_me.txt inside the Org directory when I try to apply it.
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How to see which files are identical given a list of files in two projects
I have two projects named project1 and project2 with identical file trees as follows.
project1/, project2/
.
├── src
│ ├── index.html
│ ├── main.js
│ ├── normalize.js
│ ├── routes
│ │ ├──...
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Linux equivalent of windows cmd command
I'm migrating to Linux, and I need to convert the following Windows cmd command:
fc file1.txt file2.txt | find /i "no se han encontrado diferencias" > nul && set equal=yes
I think fc can ...
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