Differences in binary files ??

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nirvanervn
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Differences in binary files ??

Post by nirvanervn »

I cannot figure out the meaning of lines in diff file ExamDiff Pro produces.

3936391,3936392a3936391,3936392
< 00
< 00
---
> 94
> 6A

3936828,3936829a3936829,3936830
< 61
< 63
---
> 6C
> 65

3936837a3936833,3936837
> 54
> 65
> 61
> 63
> 68

In 1st case, the 1st number is the same with second number.
But in the 2nd case, the 1st number is one less than the second one.

Why it produces 3 different formats ? It seems very confusing. Anybody can help me ??
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Post by psguru »

These are not 3 different formats but rather parts of the normal Unix diff format. To read about the format, please refer to http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/m ... tml#Normal
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