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Re: file comparison

by Anonymous Monk
on Jun 26, 2009 at 19:32 UTC ( [id://775148]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to file comparison

can't you just use cmp from *nix systems ? or perhaps cmp

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Re^2: file comparison
by Karger78 (Beadle) on Jun 26, 2009 at 19:33 UTC
    what about using md5
      yes, that works too, but as Perlbotics said, there is a chance to find different files with the same digest(hash).
      maybe you could use a bigger digest like SHA-1

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