How to Use Diff to Compare Files in Linux | Linux Today

How to Use Diff to Compare Files in Linux

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Alexander Fox
Jan 3, 2017

Diff is a command line tool that allows you to compare two files and see the differences between them. Here is how you can use diff to easily compare files in Linux.

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Alexander Fox

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