hi ya
On Mon, 17 Apr 2006, Sonixxfx wrote:
> To be more specific I want to compare a list like this, but much longer, to
> another list of text that has the same structure:
>
> /usr
> /usr/share
> /usr/share/doc
> /usr/share/doc/unzip
> /usr/share/doc/unzip/copyright
> /usr/share/doc/unzip/BUGS
> /usr/share/doc/unzip/ToDo
> /usr/share/doc/unzip/changelog.Debian.gz
PC-1# find /usr -print | sort > /tmp/list-1.txt
PC-2# find /usr -print | sort > /tmp/list-2.txt
- use -type options to skip stuff
- use grep -iv to skip stuff
copy the list-1.txt into PC2
diff /tmp/list-1.txt /tmp/list-2.txt
if you want to check for time stamps and permissions,
use --l
find /usr -print | xargs ls -la /usr --l
or solve the probelm one of hundred other ways
c ya
alvin
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