Xref: utzoo comp.os.msdos.programmer:4174 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:7730 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!linus!linus!mwunix.mitre.org!jcmorris From: jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Wanted: program to list differences amoung files Message-ID: Date: 22 Mar 91 15:49:04 GMT References: <2665@bnlux0.bnl.gov> <1991Mar18.180048.14714@agate.berkeley.edu> Sender: news@linus.mitre.org (News Service) Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford MA Lines: 18 Nntp-Posting-Host: mwunix.mitre.org In a recent article kushmer@bnlux0.bnl.gov (christopher kushmerick) writes: >What is a good program to look at several files and list in a human readable >format the differences? I think VMS Difference is a pretty good example of >this. What do people use for msdos? Are there any unix ports? Try SUPERC. Originally written internally at IBM, then marketed as part of the Personally Developed Software line (good if informal software at decent prices), and then sold to an independent mail-order house ("Personally Developed Software") which alas has never solicited similar offerings beyond what was purchased from IBM. The price in the last PDS catalog I have is $14.95. Phone number is 1-800-IBM-PCSW (1-800-426-7279). I have no idea if they're still in business. SUPERC isn't perfect, but it does a good job of both binary and line-mode comparisons, and can detect line insertions and deletions as well. Joe Morris B