On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:34:23 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:01:37 -0500, Bhum Muth wrote:
>
>>mounted zFS files(2 etc files) them zOS, /etc is a directory and I want to 
>>compare the contents of two directories. 
>> 
>Since you mention /etc,  re you dealing with IBM's service convention:
><https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=descriptions-dircmp-compare-directories>?

(I pasted the wrong link.  Should have been:
<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=service-making-changes-etc-var>.)

>    ... Because IBM products do not create files into /etc or /var, there is no
>    possibility that SMP/E installation of an IBM product or service will 
> overlay
>    your own files within /etc or /var.
>(more in a subtopic)
>
>"diff", recommended by David C. Can  be useful.  After
>    diff -r dir1 dir2 > diff-results.txt
>
>Inspect diff-results.txt and do one of the following:
>o Copy selected members from the other directory
>o Use edited diff-results.txt as input to /bin/patch.
>o Manually edit selected members.
>
>Does IBM recommend making changes to /etc as SMP/E USERMODs and
>using established techniques for reconciling USERMODs?
>
>ISRSUPC and IEBUPDTE appear to be irrelevant.
>
>-- 
>gil
>
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