diff_file

diff two files or strings.

📝 Syntax

• res = diff(filename_1, filename_2, with_eol)

📥 Input argument

• filename_1 - a string: a filename.

• filename_2 - a string: a filename.

• with_eol - a logical: with end of line considered or not (true by default).

📤 Output argument

• res - a string: '' if no diff detected.

• msg - a string: error message

📄 Description

diff_file compares two files and returns diff as unified format.

if compared files are equals, res is an empty string.

💡 Example

res = diff_file([nelsonroot(), '/etc/startup.m'], [nelsonroot(), '/etc/startup.m'])
res = diff_file([nelsonroot(), '/etc/startup.m'], [nelsonroot(), '/etc/finish.m'])

🔗 See also

isdir, isfile.

🕔 History

Version	📄 Description
1.0.0	initial version