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The OP's example is diffing listings of the two directories whereas your command is asking diff to directly work on the directories themselves.
by jav 15y ago
The OP's example is diffing listings of the two directories whereas your command is asking diff to directly work on the directories themselves.
- robertskmiles 15y agoWhich means for example you could get that listing in any format, so you could for example spot changes in permissions or ownership if you included it in the listing.
- sixtofour 15y agoI stand enlightened.