On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 02:31 PM, Phil A. Lefebvre wrote: > On 3/5/03 at 3:25 PM -0700, Bruce Johnson wrote: >> Phil A. Lefebvre wrote: >>>> On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 03:44 PM, Peter R. Wood wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> In Mac OS X: >>>>> >>>>> 1) Bring up Terminal >>>>> 2) Type: >>>>> >>>>> sdiff <file1> <file2> | less >>>>> >>>>> 3) Hit the space bar to page through. >>>>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks for the tip. Can you elaborate a bit for a Terminal newbie. I >>> copied the paths to the 2 files I wanted and subbed them for "file1" >>> and "file2" but I get an error "missing name for redirect." Any >>> help? >> >> don't forget the '| less' part. > > I didn't. Any other secrets I'm not aware of? What kind of files can > I (not) use? > -- > __________________________ > Phil Lefebvre > Chicago, IL >
I've not tried this command. It is however possible to drag and drop files in the Terminal to be sure of getting the correct path setup. Paths must be correct or it won't work at all. Just in case that is the problem. Will S -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
