Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Would that work?
No. It's late, I'm tired. And wrong. > cut is line based. So the first 8 bytes on each line will be missed ... > if the difference lies with the first 8 bytes they will not be detected ..? Yup, you're dead right. I was just thinking "how do I cut the first 8 bytes off a file?" and got the wrong command, but it gave the results I was expecting so I didn't worry any more. cmp is supposed to take offsets into the file for the start of comparison anyway, but it doesn't appear to on any of my boxes. I'll remember how to do it properly in a moment. Probably just after I send this email. James -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
