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Feb 202010
 

Compare difference of two files side by side

Answer:

To compare the difference of two text files side by side, use the diff command with -y option

E.g.

# diff -y 1.txt 2.txt

a                                                               a
b                                                               b
c                                                               c
                                                              > d

As you can see, the only difference between two files is the character d.

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