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X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:30:32 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) ------Nodemailer-0.5.0-?=_1-1434096762210 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, i want to diff two directory, but ignore subdirectory. For example: i want to compare new directory and old directory, but i want to ignore = old=E2=80=99s a directory. when use the command as follow: diff -Nr --exclude=3Dold/a new old, it will print the difference between = old/a and new But i want to ignore the old/a directory:( The man page tell me =C2=A0=E2=80=94exclude means=C2=A0 When comparing = directories, ignore files and subdirectories whose basenames match = pattern. So it means it cannot ignore subdirectory like aa/bb=3F Guys tell me how to deal with, pleas:) =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 new =E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 a =E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 a.txt =E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 b =E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=94=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 c =E2=94=94=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 old =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 a =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 1 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 2 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=94=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 3 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 a.txt =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 b =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=94=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 c =E2=80=94 Sent from Mailbox ------Nodemailer-0.5.0-?=_1-1434096762210 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, i want to diff two directory= , but ignore subdirectory.
For example:
i want to compare new directory and old directory, but i want to = ignore old’s a directory.
when use the command as follow:
diff -Nr --exclude=3Dold/a new old, it will print = the difference between old/a and new

But i want to ignore the old/a directory:(
The man page tell me  —exclude = means  When comparing directories, ignore files and subdirectories = whose basenames match pattern.

So it means it cannot ignore subdirectory like aa/bb=3F
Guys tell me how to deal with, pleas:)

├── new
│   ├── a
│   ├── a.txt
│   ├── b
│   └── c
└── old
    ├── a
    │   ├── 1
    │   ├── 2
    │   └── 3
    ├── a.txt
    ├── b
    └── c

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One way to ignore a subdirectory is to use "-x <su= bdirectory name>"

In the following case, you cou= ld use "-x a". Note that would also ignore files named "a&qu= ot; but not files "a.txt"


=E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 new
=E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 a
=E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 a.txt
=E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 b
=E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=94=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 c
=E2=94=94=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 old
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 a
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 1
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 2
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=82=C2=A0=C2=A0 =E2=94=94=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 3
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 a.txt
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=9C=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 b
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =E2=94=94=E2=94=80=E2=94=80 c


In case you want to ignore "aa/bb" =
(i.e. not comparing "old/aa/bb" and "new/aa/bb"), you n=
eed to use "-x bb" so if you wanted to still compare "new/cc=
/bb" and "old/cc/bb" you would be out of luck.

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