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convert image1 image2 -resize '400x300!' MIFF:- | compare -metric AE -fuzz '10%' - null:
2012-04-17 11:25:34
User: dooblem
Tags: ImageMagick diff compare convert images
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Compare / diff two images

Outputs the number of different pixels.

2 params to increase tolerance:

* thumbnails size

* fuzz, the color distance tolerance

See http://en.positon.org/post/Compare-/-diff-between-two-images for more details.

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ls -Rl dir1/ > /tmp/dir1.ls; ls -Rl dir2/ > /tmp/dir2.ls; meld /tmp/dir1.ls /tmp/dir2.ls
2012-03-04 13:06:55
User: joeseggiola
Functions: ls
Tags: diff ls directories compare
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Quick and dirty recursive directory comparison

Compare the ls -Rl output of two directories in meld (you can also use diff -y instead of meld).

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diff -dbByw $COLUMNS FILE1 FILE2
2012-02-28 03:19:20
User: DewiMorgan
Functions: diff
Tags: diff compare
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Display diffed files sidebyside, with minimal differences, using the full width of the terminal.

The normal output of 'diff' is a wonderful thing. But just sometimes, you want something that is a little more... well... readable.

This is that command.

-d - (optional) find the minimal set of changes

-b - (optional) ignore changes in the amount of whitespace

-B - (optional) ignore changes that just insert or delete blank lines

-y - this is where the magic happens! Use the side-by-side output format.

-w $COLUMNS - more magic! Instead of using 80 columns, use the current width of the terminal.

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diff -rq dirA dirB
2011-08-24 21:33:24
User: mariusbutuc
Functions: diff
Tags: diff compare recursive
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Compare directories via diff

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20070408062023352

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gdiff --unified=10000 input.file1 inpute.file2 | egrep -v "(^\+[a-z]|^\-[a-z])"| sort > outputfile.sorted
2009-06-18 20:35:00
User: slashdot
Functions: egrep sort
Tags: diff sort gdiff compare
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Using gdiff only select lines that are common between two files

This commands will make it easier to select only common items between two files being compared. If your lines start with things other than lowercase a-z, adjust this Regex appropriately. Number of lines in the output has been set to no more than 10000, and should be adjusted as needed.

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