Cisco Support Tools 1.0 User Guide How to Use the Diff Utility 218
How to Use the Diff Utility
Use the Diff utility to find differences between two text files.

To Access Diff from the Dashboard

To run Diff from the Support Tools Dashboard:
1. Use the System Select screen to select the system you want to work with.
2. From the Dashboard menu, select Common Tools > Diff.
3. In the Arguments field, enter desired arguments, as described in the Using
section below.
Note: When entering arguments, the Diff command is already implied. Do not
enter it in the Arguments field.
4. Specify the command duration time or accept the default (60 seconds). This is
the amount of time the command will attempt to run before terminating.
5. If desired, check Elevate Command Priority. This ensures the command will run
regardless of the level of server activity.
6. Click the Run button.

Using Diff

Syntax
diff [ -rebidtvo? ] [-O <colors>] oldfile newfile
If diff is given two directories, it will diff each of the files in those directories.
If diff is given two binary files, it will compare them and issue a report if they are
different.
If diff is given the -r option, it will recursively diff each of the files in each
subdirectory.
If diff is given the -e option, it will output a script suitable for feeding into EDLIN to
update oldfile to create newfile.
Otherwise, diff outputs lines of the form: