diff -w might be your friend. $ diff -wus <(printf "ab cd\n") <(printf " ab cd \n") Les fichiers /dev/fd/63 et /dev/fd/62 sont identiques
On 2024-07-24 13:59, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
There should be an option to ignore leading white space, like there is one for trailing white space, and it should probably be integrated in the -b option. Basically, I'd like to be able to get only lines that differ by words. Currently: cventin:~> diff -bu <(printf "ab cd\n") <(printf " ab cd \n") --- /proc/self/fd/11 2024-07-24 13:58:43.515131625 +0200 +++ /proc/self/fd/14 2024-07-24 13:58:43.515131625 +0200 @@ -1 +1 @@ -ab cd + ab cd
-- Eric Deplagne