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To run <code>diff</code> on two command outputs, such as two <code>ls</code>'s, run:
To {{code|diff}} the outputs of two command outputs, such as two {{code|ls}}'s, run:


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This is assuming you are using bash, or a shell that can handle sub shells and pipes similar to bash.  
This is assuming you are using bash, or a shell that can handle sub shells and pipes similar to bash such as zsh.


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Latest revision as of 06:20, 1 September 2019

To diff the outputs of two command outputs, such as two ls's, run:

 diff <(cd directory1; ls) <(cd directory2; ls)

This is assuming you are using bash, or a shell that can handle sub shells and pipes similar to bash such as zsh.