APROPOS(1) Manual pager utils APROPOS(1) NAME apropos - search the manual page names and descriptions Unless it can be hacked to read plain files and compare them, I can't see how this is going to help... :( But thanks anyway... :) ET mike havens writes: > apropos..... one of those spellings > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:29 AM, mike havens wrote: > >> apropos >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:28 AM, mike havens wrote: >> >>> have you tried 'apprpos'? >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:21 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com < >>> kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> Time won't work. >>>> These files are coming from a repository and they all have the same >>>> date/time. >>>> >>>> >> There is no command to find something, >>>> >> if you don't know what you want to find. >>>> I know what I want to find. >>>> I want to find the file that resembles most closely the one I have at >>>> hand. >>>> It's called a "Fuzzy" search. >>>> >>>> One approach would be to fire up a loop to compare every file to another >>>> one >>>> ignoring white-spaces, log the resulted diff files, choose the smallest >>>> results at the end of the run (after you define "smallest") and then use >>>> some sort of "Fuzzy algorithm" to pick the finalists. >>>> The final decision is hand picked. >>>> Far from a "one-liner"... :) >>>> Thanks! :) >>>> ET >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Bob Elzer writes: >>>> >>>> > ls -aCltR >>>> > >>>> > will list all the files in the current directory and below. >>>> > >>>> > each directory will be listed sorted by the date files were modified, >>>> most >>>> > recent first. >>>> > >>>> > There are flags for the time format, but the most recent changes will >>>> be at >>>> > the top of each directory. >>>> > >>>> > You will have to some work yourself, but this should narrow it down. >>>> > >>>> > There is no command to find something, if you don't know what you want >>>> to >>>> > find. >>>> > >>>> > Although, the find command, can find files modified at certain times, >>>> if you >>>> > know about when the file changed. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -----Original Message----- >>>> > From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of >>>> > kitepilot@kitepilot.com >>>> > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 4:58 PM >>>> > To: Main PLUG discussion list >>>> > Subject: Re: OK, a REAL Linux question... ; -) I needa"one-liner" >>>> (because I >>>> > am lazy) >>>> > >>>> >>> *diff | wc -l* for each combination of file? >>>> >>> have you tried ls -t, to see when the files were modified ? >>>> > There are several hundreds of files in a 10-15 depth tree. >>>> > That means that "ls -t" won't work, and firing a loop to diff each one, >>>> to >>>> > every other, will yield so many false positives that the result (if >>>> found) >>>> > will be lost in the noise. >>>> > >>>> > It has to be some sort of "fuzzy" diff. >>>> > I used to use a program called Uniquefiler that did that for pictures. >>>> > Sometimes it would come up with some very creative matching, but in >>>> general >>>> > it was an excellent program. >>>> > I don't it need now, but I'd certainly like to know if someone knows of >>>> a >>>> > Linux variant. >>>> > Thanks! :) >>>> > ET >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Eric Cope writes: >>>> > >>>> >> *diff | wc -l* for each combination of file? >>>> >> >>>> >> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Bob Elzer >>>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >>> No you don't qualify, this is the Phoenix List. Just kidding. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> have you tried ls -t, to see when the files were modified ? >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>>> >>> From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> >>> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of >>>> >>> kitepilot@kitepilot.com >>>> >>> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 2:25 PM >>>> >>> To: Main PLUG discussion list >>>> >>> Subject: OK, a REAL Linux question... ;-) I need a"one-liner" >>>> >>> (because I am >>>> >>> lazy) >>>> >>> >>>> >>> I have a bunch of text files. >>>> >>> Makefile(s), that is. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> I know that one of them (THERE ARE TONS!) was slightly modified. >>>> >>> Names are meaningless, so it won't work. >>>> >>> There are more changes that mere whitespaces, so diff -w ... won't >>>> >>> work either. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> Question is: >>>> >>> How do I find 2 files that are "almost" the same file? >>>> >>> >>>> >>> I have thought of different approaches, but none of then are >>>> one-liners. >>>> >>> Is there a one-liner for this? >>>> >>> Thanks! >>>> >>> Enrique >>>> >>> >>>> >>> PS: I live in North West GA, play the worker in South Florida, drive >>>> >>> like a mailman and consider "the neighborhood" anything within 200 >>>> miles. >>>> >>> Do I qualify as member of this list? ;-) >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>>> > --------------------------------------------------- >>>> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> > >>>> > --------------------------------------------------- >>>> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss