kushmer@bnlux0.bnl.gov (christopher kushmerick) (03/15/91)
What is a good program to look at several files and list in a human readable format the differences? I think VMS Difference is a pretty good example of this. What do people use for msdos? Are there any unix ports? -Thanks -- Chris Kushmerick kciremhsuK sirhC kushmer@bnlux0.bnl.gov <===Try this one first kushmerick@pofvax.sunysb.edu
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (03/17/91)
In article <2665@bnlux0.bnl.gov> kushmer@bnlux0.bnl.gov (christopher kushmerick) writes: >What is a good program to look at several files and list in a human readable >format the differences? I think VMS Difference is a pretty good example of >this. What do people use for msdos? Are there any unix ports? : Here is one alternative at garbo.uwasa.fi archives. /pc/ts/tsf2cm15.arc More file utilities by T.Salmi Filename Comment Date Time CRC -------- -------------------------------- ---- ---- --- FILECOMP.EXE Compares two text files 01-15-89 09:15:58 14FA FILEQLPC.EXE Converts deficient end-of-lines 08-25-88 11:56:48 8DE8 TSF2CM.INF Document 06-01-89 12:42:02 7BF5 TSPROG.INF List of PD programs from T.Salmi 05-28-89 13:10:24 F9AA ---- ------ ------ ----- 0004 69288 50471 28% ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
c60b-1eq@web-1g.berkeley.edu (Noam Mendelson) (03/19/91)
In article <2665@bnlux0.bnl.gov> kushmer@bnlux0.bnl.gov (christopher kushmerick) writes: >What is a good program to look at several files and list in a human readable >format the differences? I think VMS Difference is a pretty good example of >this. What do people use for msdos? Are there any unix ports? Try GNU diff. An MSDOS port of diff is available on wuarchive.wustl.edu (/mirrors/msdos/gnuish). +--------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Noam Mendelson | "I haven't lost my mind, | | c60b-1eq@web.Berkeley.EDU | it's backed up on tape | | University of California at Berkeley | somewhere." |
ebergman@isis.cs.du.edu (Eric Bergman-Terrell) (03/21/91)
Is the built-in fc command not good enough? Terrell
miles@aurs01.UUCP (Robert Miles) (03/22/91)
In article <1991Mar21.050908.28563@isis.cs.du.edu> ebergman@isis.UUCP (Eric Bergman-Terrell) writes: > >Is the built-in fc command not good enough? Built into what? I can't find it in PC-DOS 4.00.
landers@zeus.mgmt.purdue.edu (Chris Landers) (03/22/91)
In article <1991Mar21.050908.28563@isis.cs.du.edu> ebergman@isis.UUCP (Eric Bergman-Terrell) writes: > >Is the built-in fc command not good enough? > > >Terrell Please don't flame me if I'm not absolutely correct... The DOS utility FC was shipped with DOS 3.2 and 3.3, but not before. Also, it seems not to have been shipped iwth DOS 4.01 So--fc is not good enough if it's not there! -- <================================><===============================> || Christopher Landers || PURDUE UNIVERSITY - KRAN 708 || || Krannert Computing Center || West Lafayette, IN 47907 || <=================== landers@zeus.mgmt.purdue.edu ================>
Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU (03/22/91)
In article <1991Mar21.233818.8063@zeus.mgmt.purdue.edu>, landers@zeus.mgmt.purdue.edu (Chris Landers) wrote: }The DOS utility FC was shipped with DOS 3.2 and 3.3, but not before. }Also, it seems not to have been shipped iwth DOS 4.01 Whether or not your copy of DOS includes FC depends on the OEM. IBM has never included FC with PC-DOS, whereas many OEMs distribute FC along with their variant of MS-DOS, and have since v1.x (some others include it under the name FILCOM). -- {backbone}!cs.cmu.edu!ralf ARPA: RALF@CS.CMU.EDU FIDO: Ralf Brown 1:129/3.1 BITnet: RALF%CS.CMU.EDU@CMUCCVMA AT&Tnet: (412)268-3053 (school) FAX: ask DISCLAIMER? Did | It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's I claim something?| what we know that ain't so. --Will Rogers
pvr@wang.com (Peter Reilley) (03/22/91)
In article <2665@bnlux0.bnl.gov> kushmer@bnlux0.bnl.gov (christopher kushmerick) writes: >What is a good program to look at several files and list in a human readable >format the differences? I think VMS Difference is a pretty good example of >this. What do people use for msdos? Are there any unix ports? One visual method of comparing files is to use beav (Binary Editor And Viewer). Beav was posted to alt.sources a few weeks ago and should be appearing in comp.sources.unix and comp.binaries.ibm.pc shortly. Beav is intended for binary files but can handle any file format. To do the compare, open two windows and load the two files in the two windows. Position the cursor in the two windows to the point at which the compare is to start. Issue the compare command and beav will advance the cursor in both windows to the first non-matching byte. Peter Reilley pvr@wang.com
jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris) (03/22/91)
In a recent article kushmer@bnlux0.bnl.gov (christopher kushmerick) writes: >What is a good program to look at several files and list in a human readable >format the differences? I think VMS Difference is a pretty good example of >this. What do people use for msdos? Are there any unix ports? Try SUPERC. Originally written internally at IBM, then marketed as part of the Personally Developed Software line (good if informal software at decent prices), and then sold to an independent mail-order house ("Personally Developed Software") which alas has never solicited similar offerings beyond what was purchased from IBM. The price in the last PDS catalog I have is $14.95. Phone number is 1-800-IBM-PCSW (1-800-426-7279). I have no idea if they're still in business. SUPERC isn't perfect, but it does a good job of both binary and line-mode comparisons, and can detect line insertions and deletions as well. Joe Morris B
w8sdz@rigel.acs.oakland.edu (Keith Petersen) (03/23/91)
I use FCOMP for comparing two binary files. It has a split screen display with both ASCII and HEX. It's available via anonymous FTP from WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL [26.2.0.74]. Directory PD1:<MSDOS.FILUTL> Filename Type Length Date Description ============================================== FCOMP12.ARC B 25600 880519 File comparison,split screen binary/ascii disp This file is also available from Detroit Download Central. Keith -- Keith Petersen Co-SysOp, Detroit Download Central 313-885-3956 (212/V22bis/HST/V32/V42bis) Internet: w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu, w8sdz@eddie.mit.edu, w8sdz@brl.mil Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND