On Monday 05 April 2010 01:47:57 walt wrote: > On 04/04/2010 07:20 AM, Mark Knecht wrote: > > keeper ~ # diff /usr/src/linux/.config > > /mnt/gentoo/usr/src/linux/.config 4c4 > > < # Mon Mar 29 01:02:31 2010 > > --- > > > >> # Sun Apr 4 06:28:53 2010 > > > > 893,912c893,906 > > < CONFIG_MD_LINEAR=m > > < CONFIG_MD_RAID0=m > > Hi Mark, > > Interesting thread, and I'm learning a lot from following along. I know > very little about raid so I can benefit from nearly any question. > > Just one suggestion about diffs, though. Most people who post and/or test > patches will expect the 'unified' diff format, which is generated by using > 'diff -u'. Much easier for humans to parse.
I find 'diff -y' even easier on a wide screen, especially if you have emerged colordiff and have added 'alias diff=colordiff' in your .bashrc -- Regards, Mick
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