Barry wrote: > Can someone point me to an app which will display/compare 2 text > files, much like the compare utility which came with xtree/xtpro years > ago. > > TIA > > Barry > Probably not what you are looking for, but one that I discovered recently is 'comm' (presumably for 'common'). It compares two files and prints three columns:
* column 1 contains lines in file 1 only * column 2 contains lines in file 2 only * column 3 contains lines that common to both files The two files must be sorted in alphabetical order. It is useful for comparing lists. Stephen ======================================================================= This email, including any attachments, is only for the intended addressee. It is subject to copyright, is confidential and may be the subject of legal or other privilege, none of which is waived or lost by reason of this transmission. If the receiver is not the intended addressee, please accept our apologies, notify us by return, delete all copies and perform no other act on the email. Unfortunately, we cannot warrant that the email has not been altered or corrupted during transmission. =======================================================================
