File compare and diff

[timgerr()]

Here is a queston that I have for ya'all. I want to search 2 text
files, example_A.txt and example_B.txt. I want to run a script that
will say that file example_B.txt has 1 more line than exampleA.txt
does, any ideas???
Thanks for the help

Here are 2 example files that I am going to compair.

example_A.txt =
11/28/1999 || 1:00:00 AM || 1:00:00 AM || 1:00:00 AM || duration ||
Meet Tom
11/24/2003 || 4:00:00 PM || 5:00:00 PM || 5:00:00 PM || duration || FW:
RFQ / GPI Pricing refresh activity & Organizational Change Announcement

11/25/2003 || 9:00:00 AM || 9:30:00 AM || 9:30:00 AM || duration ||
ISDN Install


example_B.txt
11/28/1999 || 1:00:00 AM || 1:00:00 AM || 1:00:00 AM || duration ||
Meet Tom
11/24/2003 || 4:00:00 PM || 5:00:00 PM || 5:00:00 PM || duration || FW:
RFQ / GPI Pricing refresh activity & Organizational Change Announcement
11/25/2003 || 9:00:00 AM || 9:30:00 AM || 9:30:00 AM || duration ||
ISDN Install
12/13/2004 || 11:00:00 AM || 12:00:00 PM || 12:00:00 PM || duration ||
Discuss Move of IT Room || || || 15

 

[Paul Lalli]

Here is a queston that I have for ya'all. I want to search 2 text
files, example_A.txt and example_B.txt. I want to run a script that
will say that file example_B.txt has 1 more line than exampleA.txt
does, any ideas???
Thanks for the help

Is that really the only thing you want to compare about the two files?
If that's the case:
$ perldoc -q lines
Found in /opt/perl/lib/5.6.1/pod/perlfaq5.pod
How do I count the number of lines in a file?

If you want to do an actual `diff` on the two files to see exactly how
they differ, take a look at:
Algorithm:iff and Text:iff, both available from
http://search.cpan.org

Paul Lalli