"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a configuration file that contains a VERY long line. When I do
> a regular diff on versions of this file, it's very difficult for me to
> tell where the difference is coming from on that single line. Are
> there any tools out there to tell me what the differences are for a
> long single line?
Filter both inputs through a program like fmt or "recode ../QP"
that can split long long lines into more manageable pieces.
E.g., comparing two 800-byte strings that differ only in the last byte:
$ diff -u0 \
<(printf %0800d 0|recode ../QP) \
<(printf %0800d 1|recode ../QP)
--- /proc/self/fd/11 2007-02-15 14:29:25.836262565 +0100
+++ /proc/self/fd/17 2007-02-15 14:29:25.824262839 +0100
@@ -11 +11 @@
-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000=
+00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001=
[Exit 1]
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