Re^3: diff command

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I do not understand what this means. 0a1,4 means

"a" denotes an addition. "d" denotes a deletion. The numbers on the left form a range of line numbers in file1. The numbers on the right form a range of line numbers in file2.

and how to make the output files identical

Some options:

cp file1 file2
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cp file2 file1
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truncate -s 0 file1 file2
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Re^4: diff command by ruzam (Curate) on Apr 01, 2011 at 02:37 UTC
PerlMonks really needs a rating system like /. I would sooo cast my votes to mod up that reply funny. Thanks :)	[reply]

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