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Kjetil-Lennart A. Lorentzen
Kjetil-Lennart A. Lorentzen
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Posted by Kjetil-Lennart A. Lorentzen
Kjetil-Lennart A. Lorentzen
13,390 Points

The Diff-thing

I tried to do this:

diff NewVersion OldVersion

-> It said stuff was deleted

diff OldVersion NewVersion

-> Showed that files were added.

I don't know if this is something people see as "well duh, of course" or not, but i think it would be worth mentioning, as i didn't hear it in the video

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

The order of files determines how the output will be shown. What "diff" does is show what changes must be made to the first file to create the second one.

So if you list oldest first, it will show what was actually done. But if you list newest first, it will show what would need to be done to the new file to put it back the way it was.

Kjetil-Lennart A. Lorentzen
Kjetil-Lennart A. Lorentzen
13,390 Points
Kjetil-Lennart A. Lorentzen
Kjetil-Lennart A. Lorentzen
13,390 Points

Yes, exactly what i meant, but! you put it in better words. As always Steven, thank you