Re: [tlug] shell problem

[baluta@example.com (Chris BALUTA)]

Stuart Luppescu <slu@example.com> wrote:
 
> <SomeLamer> what's the difference between chattr and chmod?
> <SomeGuru> SomeLamer: man chattr > 1; man chmod > 2; diff -u 1 2 | less
>         -- Seen on #linux on irc
> 
> I thought that was pretty funny, but I tried to think of a way to do
> this without leaving the files `1' and `2' around.

   ...

> Anyone want to give it a shot?

   Under bash, it looks like:

   diff -u <(man chattr) <(man chmod) 

   will do the trick. [1] 

     -Chris

[1]  See pg. 164-165, Unix Power Tools, 2nd Ed. (Applying the csh
     'rule' they give -- diff -u `! man chattr` `! man chmod` -- does
     not work for me.