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Re: diff: perhaps warn if detect same file
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: diff: perhaps warn if detect same file |
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Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:00:35 -0700 |
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Dan Jacobson <address@hidden> writes:
> $ diff /var/cache/apt/archives/base-files_4.0.0_i386.deb \
> /var/cache/apt/archives/
> # No difference. Good. I can remove the unneeded extra copy
Sorry, but it's unlikely the default behavior would change, since it's
been that way for decades and is standardized. Nor is it clear that
it's worth adding an option to detect the problem.
cmp has the same problem, for what it's worth.