On Wed, 23 May 2007 15:11:47 -0700 stan <stanl@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 23 May 2007 16:46:44 -0500 > "Scott Berry" <sberry@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > OPkay I just reinstalled httpd but how does one use diff? I tried > > reading the help but I am confused as to how it is used. > > > > Scott > > diff old_file_version new_file_version > output_file_to_save Its best to use diff -u. The original diff format (and default) will reassemble files wrongly in some cases. diff -u keeps context so can handle stuff moving around properly. So diff -u old new > diff.out patch file < diff.out
