How to use 'diff' command

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03-08-2007, 03:07 AM	#1
ursusman LQ Newbie Registered: Jan 2005 Posts: 8 Rep:	How to use 'diff' command Please ignore this post. I had to read man pages more carefully. Last edited by ursusman; 03-08-2007 at 04:27 AM.

03-08-2007, 04:29 AM

silent_ion

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I'm not sure, but maybe something like this:

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diff -r -I'#' dir1 dir2

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