[SOLVED] comparing 2 configs

cz0 · Last edited by cz0 on Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:45 am; edited 1 time in total

Hi, everybody.
I have a lame question.
mc was updated not long ago, so, there is a new ms.ext file, suggested by portage. I have a good configured for my system old one, including all the stuff I usually dill with and programs/editors. Both of them are at least 6 hundred lines or more. I need a way to compare them in a human readable way so I can figure out what differs and make a new one, that will include my special stuff from old config and all new things from new one.
diff gives me some mess, that is difficult to understand.
Any ideas?

XavierMiller · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:46 am Post subject:

dispatch-conf ?
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cz0 · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:07 pm Post subject:

Not likely.
It seem to has nothing to do with consistency.

patrikas · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 28 Nov 2009 Posts: 106

Give a try to vimdiff, however If it's totally inconsistent which is very unlikely then you have to apply your patches manually

cz0 · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:45 am Post subject:

2 patrikas:
cool! looks like what I'm looking for, thanks!