Comparing 2 files: diff file1 file2
Comparing 2 files (graphical):
gvimdiff file1 file2
tkdiff file1 file2
kompare file1 file2
Comparing 2 directories: diff -r dir1 dir2
Comparing 2 files: diff file1 file2
Comparing 2 files (graphical):
gvimdiff file1 file2
tkdiff file1 file2
kompare file1 file2
Comparing 2 directories: diff -r dir1 dir2
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Commands for Handling files and directories
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Listing files
List all “regular” files (not starting with .) in the current directory:lsDisplay a long...
Displaying file contents
Concatenate and display file contents:cat file1 file2Display the contents of several files...
File name pattern matching
Concatenate all “regular” files: cat *Concatenate all “hidden” files: cat .*Concatenate all files...
Handling file contents
Show only the lines in a file containing a given substring: grep substring fileCase insensitive...
