Issue
I have two directories with the same list of files. I need to compare all the files present in both the directories using the diff
command. Is there a simple command line option to do it, or do I have to write a shell script to get the file listing and then iterate through them?
Solution
You can use the diff
command for that:
diff -bur folder1/ folder2/
This will output a recursive diff that ignore spaces, with a unified context:
- b flag means ignoring whitespace
- u flag means a unified context (3 lines before and after)
- r flag means recursive
Answered By - Laurent Etiemble Answer Checked By - Pedro (WPSolving Volunteer)