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- Short: Shell tool for comparing files
- Author: ben@bmatthew.demon.co.uk (Ben Matthew)
- Uploader: ben@bmatthew.demon.co.uk (Ben Matthew)
- Type: util/shell
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- Compare 1.0
-
- A simple shell program that compares the contents of two files reporting
- whether they are the same or not.
-
- The advantage of this program over other such programs is that it reports
- back the error codes, as follows:
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- OK - The files are the same
- WARN - The files are not the same
- ERROR - Could not load the files
- FATAL - Memory failure
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- Therefore simply scripts can be formulated, i.e.:
-
- .key f1,f2
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- compare <f1> <f2> QUIET
- if warn
- echo "Files are not the same"
- ; do stuff
- else
- echo "Files are the same
- ; do other stuff
- endif
-
-
- Arguments are straigtforward enough:
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- compare {first file} {second file} [QUIET]
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- 2 args are compulsory, the third (quiet), can be excluded. Quiet allows
- the program to operate on a purely script basis whilst omitting this
- will cause Compare to report on various things.
-
- Source included. This program is hereby released into the public domain
- - no warranties or guarantees are held with this program you may do with
- it, the source and any accompanying files what you will.
-
- If you need a specific feature mail me at:
- ben@bmatthew.demon.co.uk
-
-
- Adios
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