Re: GnuWin32 bug? - comparing files over 48 megs

[Chuck Swiger]

Martin Michalowski wrote:
> Is there a limit to how big the comparison files can be. I'm running a diff
> on my registry backup file and all I get is that they differ, but no other
> output, the file is about 48 Megs.

If the files contain a bunch of non-ASCII text, try using the -a / --text 
option to force diff to process them.  Newer versions of diff might also have 
a --speed-large-files option which could help.

Regards,
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-Chuck