fcompare is a cover for compare, that compares two files. Also look at Directory Match, available in the gui. This uses compare under the covers, and has a button to call an external diff like meld for more control.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Ian Clark <earthspo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, David. Just what I need. > > I'll have to get to know my addons a lot better. > > > > On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 2:11 PM, David Mitchell <davidmitch...@att.net> > wrote: > > I have used these 2 methods on Windows and J6. > > > > 0: > > Assume f1 and f2 contain the full file path to two J scripts. > > > > 1: > > > > load'compare' > > load'files' > > (fread fn1) compare_jcompare_ (fread fn2) > > > > 2: > > > > load'task' > > shell 'diff ',f1,' ',f2 > > > > -- > > David Mitchell > > > > On 11/20/2011 8:09, Ian Clark wrote: > >> Has anyone written a verb to compare two scripts? (Just to save me > >> writing one...) > >> > >> Two literal nouns with LF-separated lines will do. Changed / deleted / > >> inserted lines. > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm