MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1

diff(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities diff(1)

EXAMPLES

The following example illustrates the effect of the –c option on the output of the diff com-

mand. The following two ﬁles, price1 and price2, are compared with and without the use

of the –c option.

The contents of price1 are as follows:

Company X Price List:

$ 0.39 -- Package of Groat Clusters

$ 5.00 -- Candy Apple Sampler Pack

$ 12.00 -- Box of Crunchy Frog Chocolates

$ 15.99 -- Instant Rain (Just Add Water)

$ 20.00 -- Asparagus Firmness Meter

$ 25.00 -- Package of Seeds for 35 Herbs

$ 30.00 -- Child’s Riding Hood (Red)

$ 35.00 -- Genuine Placebos

$ 45.00 -- Case of Simulated Soy Bean Oil

$ 75.88 -- No-Name Contact Lenses

$ 99.99 -- Kiddie Destructo-Bot

$125.00 -- Emperor’s New Clothes

The contents of price2 are as follows:

Company X Price List:

$ 0.39 -- Package of Groat Clusters

$ 5.49 -- Candy Apple Sampler Pack

$ 12.00 -- Box of Crunchy Frog Chocolates

$ 15.99 -- Instant Rain (Just Add Water)

$ 17.00 -- Simulated Naugahyde cleaner

$ 20.00 -- Asparagus Firmness Meter

$ 25.00 -- Package of Seeds for 35 Herbs

$ 30.00 -- Child’s Riding Hood (Red)

$ 35.00 -- Genuine Placebos

$ 45.00 -- Case of Simulated Soy Bean Oil

$ 75.88 -- No-Name Contact Lenses

$ 99.99 -- Kiddie Destructo-Bot

The command

diff price1 price2

results in the following output:

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