Bash scripting questions

**ufo2222** · 01-02-2012

Ok so here they are:
1. How do you read from a txt file and print to a txt file.
2. how do you check if a file is the same as another one?

***jayd512*** · 01-02-2012

1:

Code:

cat file_name > other_name

2:
Never had to do it... but diff seems likely.

Code:

man diff

**ufo2222** · 01-02-2012

thanks but the first question was separated how do you read from a file
how do yu print to a file?

**Irithori** · 01-02-2012

Yes, and that is exactly what jayd512´s oneliner does.

Look up

Code:

man cat

and redirections

**ufo2222** · 01-02-2012

thanks for the replys