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Old 07-05-2010, 05:24 PM   #1
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Quick Question!!!


If I run the command: diff table table2

What does the din the line 6d5 at the top indicate?
 
Old 07-05-2010, 07:17 PM   #2
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It means "delete" ...

The entire expression means delete line 6 from table, or if reverting
table2 back to table, you would insert that deleted line 6 after
line 5 of table2

Here is a good description of diff output formats:
http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemn...f_3.html#SEC10
 
  


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