Once upon a time Curtis Vaughan said... > > Basically, the issue is this, I have 2 files: File1 File2 > > Both are text files. File1 was File2 a day ago. Since then File2 has had > additional information tagged on to it (it's a log file). All I want to > see is what information has been added since yesterday. So, I would > think that "diff File2 File1" should provide me with that information. > But all I ever get is a message that the files differ. I have tried > with various arguments, but no luck.
Does the message you get actually say: "*Binary* files File2 and File1 differ"? [emphasis mine]. If so, diff is seeing some non-ascii characters in the file and treating them as binary. Try: $ diff -a File1 File2 -a says to treat all files as text. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
