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tylerhall on 04/10/07


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Compare Directories Using Diff

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This command compares two directories and shows you any files that differ between the two. It also shows how to exclude unimportant files like .DS_Store and Thumbs.

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  1. diff -qr dirA dirB | grep -v -e 'DS_Store' -e 'Thumbs' | sort

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Posted By: Leech on July 11, 2008

Great, thank you.. Was looking for this command few days ago.

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