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Created August 24, 2011 15:48
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gistfile1.sh
{16:42}[ruby-1.9.2]~/Desktop ben% echo "This is text file one" > file1.txt
{16:43}[ruby-1.9.2]~/Desktop ben% echo "This is text file two" > file2.txt
{16:43}[ruby-1.9.2]~/Desktop ben% diff file1.txt file2.txt > something.diff
{16:43}[ruby-1.9.2]~/Desktop ben% mate something.diff
...or...
{16:43}[ruby-1.9.2]~/Desktop ben% diff file1.txt file2.txt | mate
> directs output to disk, | directs it to the input of the following command
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