Compare Two Files

[thendal]

I need to compare two files and get what are lines got modified from file1 to file2 and and what are lines got deleted from file1 to file2 and what are lines get newly added from file1 to file2 . Something like three files


First file will have ..Lines that got changed

Second file will have ..Lines got deleted

Third file will have ..lines got newly added.

Is there a tool avaliable to do this ...i tried diff command ...output is something like this


diff file1 file2



1c1
< 23|Test|Check
---
> 23|Test23|Check
3,4c3
< 25|Tester|Checker
< 26|asdf|qwer
---
> 26|asdf|qwered
5a5
> 28|Addeed|newadd


i understand 'c' means compare and 'a' means newly added
now i don't know how to extract as three files any help will be appreciated

 

[AHinMaine]

No need to complicate things unnecessarily.

diff file1 file2 > files.diff

You can then use it as a patch.



--
Andy

http://www.nachoz.com

&quot;Historically speaking, the presence of wheels in Unix has never precluded their reinvention.&quot;
Larry Wall

 

[thendal]

Thanks Andy ..Could you advise me how i can patch it ...is there an option in diff command for patching or i need to write a script.

Thanks again.

 

[AHinMaine]

man patch

--
Andy

http://www.nachoz.com

&quot;Historically speaking, the presence of wheels in Unix has never precluded their reinvention.&quot;
Larry Wall