Compare two varilabes

[jgiri]

Hello,

I know the subject seems really simple, maybe it is simple

I am trying compare two variables, both of these variables are FILEHANDLE variables, they contain apache config files. I know I can use file compare to compare these, but I was wondering if I can just compare config files with variables, if there is a difference in files copy over the new config files.

Thanks in advance

 

[Annihilannic]

So... to understand the problem better, do you mean the files may not be identical, byte-for-byte, but you want to check whether the configuration values defined in the files are the same?

Otherwise why not just compare file sizes or checksums?

Annihilannic.
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