Re: How to compare a .gz and a txt file

[John Cowan]

Peng Yu scripsit:

> Thank you! One additional question. If I want to compare the contents
> of two gz files without creating temp files, is it possible?

If you are using bash or a similar shell, you can do this:

$ diff <(gunzip <a.gz) <(gunzip b.gz)

> Why this is not the right mailing list to ask? I thought this mailing
> list is for diff, right?

It's for reporting bugs and requesting enhancements, not for "how to use".

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