Re: Cannot implement -x switch for diff

2012-01-12 Thread Dave Korn
On 12/01/2012 09:17, Fergus wrote: > Hello, > I want to compare the contents of two large directories whilst omitting > two subdirectories console5/ and console7/ common to both. But using any > combination of > diff -rq /d1 /d2 -x console > diff -rq /d1 /d2 -x console. > diff -rq /d1 /d2 -x "conso

Cannot implement -x switch for diff

2012-01-12 Thread Fergus
Hello, I want to compare the contents of two large directories whilst omitting two subdirectories console5/ and console7/ common to both. But using any combination of diff -rq /d1 /d2 -x console diff -rq /d1 /d2 -x console. diff -rq /d1 /d2 -x "console./" (and several others I thought might wor