'How to display line numbers in side by side diff in unix?
The scenario is that i have 2 files which i want to diff side by side using the following command with the line numbers:
diff -y file1.txt file2.txt
and
sdiff file1.txt file2.txt
The above command just prints the side by side diff but doesn't display the line numbers. Is there any way to do it ? I searched a lot but couldn't find any solutions. I can't use third party tools FYI. Any genius ideas from anyone ?
Update:
I want the file numbers present of the file itself and not the line numbers generated by piping to cat -n etc.. Lets say, i am doing diff using "--suppress-common-lines" then the line numbers should be omitted which are not shown in the diff.
Solution 1:[1]
The following command will display the side-by-side output prepended with line numbers for file1.txt and identical lines removed.
sdiff -l file1.txt file2.txt | cat -n | grep -v -e '($'
Solution 2:[2]
sdiff -s <(cat -n file1.txt) <(cat -n file2.txt)
This gives you side-by-side output with line-numbers from the source files.
Solution 3:[3]
I had the same issue and ended up using a graphical tool (diffuse) under fedora 28
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | markpietrus |
| Solution 2 | Mike Titus |
| Solution 3 | user11425287 |