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Old 02-02-2007, 08:53 AM
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Can someone suggest a method for finding the difference in two configuration files on the same server?
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Old 04-29-2007, 12:52 PM
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You can use the diff command which compares files line by line for for finding the difference in two configuration files on the same server.
The syntax of usage is as below:

diff -u /usr/home/test1/etc/exf.conf /usr/home/test2/etc/exf.conf
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