Comparison of the contents of two text file in Ubuntu

Question

I have two text files with 2.4M. I like to compare what are the differences in these two text files. I used Kompare. It worked but it is slow for a big file size. Looks like never finish the comparison.

What could be the best software in Ubuntu or Windows to compare and visualize the contents of two text files .

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 22 '17 at 02:49

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You should try diffuse

sudo apt-get install diffuse
diffuse file1 file2

Or Meld Diff Viewer Here's a link

answered Mar 22 '17 at 02:49

kimdasuncion12

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I have concern about speed because of file size 2.4M. Kompare ,I used, doesn't work well for big file size. Have you tried using big file size? – batuman Mar 22 '17 at 02:59
You can just use the diff command and add --speed-large-files parameter to your command. `diff --speed-large-files file1 file2` – kimdasuncion12 Mar 22 '17 at 03:16
Thanks let me test – batuman Mar 22 '17 at 03:22
if you found an answer please let us know. – kimdasuncion12 Mar 22 '17 at 07:43
Yes Meld Diff is good. And quite fast. – batuman Mar 22 '17 at 15:16

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 22 '17 at 05:08

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You need to use diff command to display line-by-line difference between two files.

The general syntax of diff command as follows:

diff FILE1 FILE2

answered Mar 22 '17 at 05:08

Paresh Chauhan

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Comparison of the contents of two text file in Ubuntu

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