*diff | wc -l* for each combination of file?

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Bob Elzer <bob.elzer@gmail.com> 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 ?
>
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> Subject: OK, a REAL Linux question... ;-) I need a"one-liner" (because I am
> lazy)
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> 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
>
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